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phalangeal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English

Syllables
pha-langeal
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to a phalanx.

adj

Relating to a phalange.

noun

Synonym of phalanx (“bone of a finger or toe”).

Etymology

Probably from the stem of Latin phalanx + -eal (in laryngeal, pharyngeal). Compare earlier phalangal and rare New Latin phalangeus.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

phalangeals (plural)

Derived Forms

biphalangeal interphalangeal metacarpophalangeal metatarsophalangeal paraphalangeal trichorhinophalangeal triphalangeal

Phrases

outer phalangeal cell

Synonyms

phalanx phalangal

Questions

What does phalangeal mean?
Relating to a phalanx.
Where does phalangeal come from?
Probably from the stem of Latin phalanx + -eal (in laryngeal, pharyngeal). Compare earlier phalangal and rare New Latin phalangeus.

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