Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tibial

/ˈtɪbi.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: tib-ial
IPA: /ˈtɪbi.əl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.

adj

Of or relating to a pipe or flute.

noun

A tibial bone.

Example Sentences

"tibial plateau"
"Her anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and medial collateral ligament (MCL) are torn and Vonn has a lateral fracture of the tibial plateau, the upper end of the tibia or shin bone."

Etymology

From Latin tībiālis, equivalent to tibia + -al.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: tībiālis

Inflected Forms

tibials (plural)

Derived Forms

astragalotibial basitibial calcaneotibial fabellotibial femorotibial iliotibial intratibial ischiotibial meniscotibial mesotibial metatibial midtibial

Phrases

tibial plafond

Frequently Paired Words

tibia

Questions

How do you pronounce tibial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɪbi.əl/.
What does tibial mean?: Of or pertaining to a tibia or a structure associated with a tibia.
Where does tibial come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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