Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brachial

/ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: brachial
IPA: /ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining or belonging to the arm.

adj

Of the nature of an arm.

noun

Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell

Example Sentences

"The first brachials are somewhat broader than long and are not entirely in contact interiorly. The second brachials are squarish. The first and most of the second brachials bear spines […]"
"Cup conical, weakly developed basal flange, six arms per ray, one exotomous branching, all brachials biserial within two to five brachials of branching, cup ornamentation probably striae radiating from base of arms onto basals."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of brachialis.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: bracchialis

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

brachials (plural)

Derived Forms

antebrachial brachialgia brachially cervicobrachial coracobrachial faciobrachial interbrachial intercostobrachial intrabrachial monobrachial parabrachial postbrachial

Phrases

brachial artery brachial plexus

Rhymes With

tracheal endotracheal intratracheal orotracheal paratracheal laryngotracheal peritracheal extratracheal nasotracheal rachial pretracheal bronchotracheal

Questions

How do you pronounce brachial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/.
What does brachial mean?: Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
Where does brachial come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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