Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carpal

/ˈkɑɹ.pəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: carpal
IPA: /ˈkɑɹ.pəl/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).

adj

Of or pertaining to the carpus.

adj

Of or pertaining to the obvious bend in a bird's wing.

Example Sentences

"The human wrist contains eight carpal bones and the hand has five metacarpals , but in birds just a couple of tiny carpal bones remain besides the carpometacarpus; these are the radiale and the ulnare, involved in the folding of the wrist joint."

Etymology

From the Latin carpālis.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɑɹ.pəl/

Inflected Forms

carpals (plural)

Derived Forms

cubitocarpal dorsocarpal extracarpal intercarpal intracarpal mediocarpal mesocarpal midcarpal radiocarpal supercarpal transcarpal ulnocarpal

Phrases

carpal tunnel

Synonyms

carpal angle carpal bone carpal canal carpal tunnel syndrome wrist bone

Homonyms

carpel

Rhymes With

marple metacarpal carpel

Questions

How do you pronounce carpal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɑɹ.pəl/.
What does carpal mean?: Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
Where does carpal come from?: From the Latin carpālis.

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