Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

trochlear

/ˈtɹɑk.li.ɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: trochlear
IPA: /ˈtɹɑk.li.ɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.

adj

Of or pertaining to the trochlear nerve.

noun

A trochlear muscle or nerve.

Example Sentences

"The two trochlears decussate in the anterior medullary velum."
"At 90° of flexion, the patella enters the condylar fossa, where the contact areas are on both the lateral and medial trochlears of the femur."
"Using three-dimensional printing, they replaced the native trochlear in four cadaveric knees with dysplastic trochlears and then subjected them to squat simulation, open chain extension, and a patella stability test."

Etymology

From trochlea + -ar.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɹɑk.li.ɚ/
British English: /ˈtɹɒk.li.ə/

Inflected Forms

trochleary (alternative) trochlears (plural)

Derived Forms

epitrochlear infratrochlear intertrochlear intratrochlear paratrochlear supratrochlear ulnotrochlear

Phrases

trochlear nerve trochlear notch

Synonyms

trochlear nerve trochlearis fourth cranial nerve

Rhymes With

cochlear vestibulocochlear olivocochlear supratrochlear infratrochlear epitrochlear sacculocochlear retrocochlear

Questions

How do you pronounce trochlear?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɹɑk.li.ɚ/.
What does trochlear mean?: Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; related to, or connected with, a trochlea.
Where does trochlear come from?: From trochlea + -ar.

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