How do you pronounce lumbar?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/.

lumbar

/ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: lum-bar
IPA: /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/

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Meaning

adj

Related to the lower back or loin, specifically the five vertebrae between the rib cage and the pelvis.

noun

The lumbar region.

Informal

noun

A lumbar vertebra.

Example Sentences

"The lumbar spine supports the upper body and transmits the weight of the upper body to the pelvis and lower limbs."
"The first lumbar moved between the erect position and extreme flexion 8.2 cm."

Etymology

From Latin lumbāris, from lumbus (“loin”) + -āris. See loin.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: *lendʰ- (loin), lumbāris

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈlʌm.bɑɹ/
British English: /ˈlʌm.bɑː/

Usage

Informal

Inflected Forms

more lumbar (comparative) most lumbar (superlative) lumbars (plural)

Derived Forms

cervicolumbar cervicothoracolumbar dorsolumbar lumbago lumbarization midlumbar nonlumbar paralumbar postlumbar prelumbar sacrolumbar sublumbar

Phrases

lumbar ganglion lumbar puncture lumbar spine lumbar vertebra

Synonyms

lumbal low back lower back small of the back

Homonyms

lumber (one pronunciation)

Rhymes With

number richardson number lumber slumber umber cumber encumber clumber zeisel number scumber subumber