Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vertebral

/vɚˈti.bɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
ver-te-bral
IPA
/vɚˈti.bɹəl/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.

adj

Having or made of vertebrae.

adj

Having a spinal column.

noun

Any of the large dorsal scales along the top of a snake's back.

Etymology

From vertebra + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vɚˈti.bɹəl/
  • British English: /ˈvɜː.tɪ.bɹəl/

Inflected Forms

vertebrals (plural)

Derived Forms

basivertebral coracovertebral costovertebral craniovertebral discovertebral evertebral extravertebral facioauriculovertebral hemivertebral intervertebral intravertebral ischiovertebral

Phrases

lumbo-vertebral vertebral arch vertebral artery vertebral canal vertebral column

Synonyms

backboned spinal vertebrate

Antonyms

backboneless invertebrate nonspinal

Rhymes With

intervertebral paravertebral prevertebral sacrovertebral subvertebral perivertebral basivertebral costovertebral protovertebral oculoauriculovertebral postvertebral craniovertebral

Questions

How do you pronounce vertebral?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɚˈti.bɹəl/.
What does vertebral mean?
Of or relating to a vertebra or the spine.
Where does vertebral come from?
From vertebra + -al.

How to pronounce vertebral

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