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metacarpal

/ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
met-a-car-pal
IPA
/ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of the metacarpus.

noun

Any of the bones of the metacarpus.

Etymology

From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/
  • British English: /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/

Inflected Forms

metacarpals (plural) metacarpalia (plural)

Derived Forms

dorsometacarpal humerometacarpal intermetacarpal metacarpally midmetacarpal plesiometacarpal telemetacarpal trapeziometacarpal ulnometacarpal

Synonyms

metacarpal bone

Rhymes With

carpal marple carpel

Questions

How do you pronounce metacarpal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/.
What does metacarpal mean?
Of the metacarpus.
Where does metacarpal come from?
From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al.

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