Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deltoidal

/dɛlˈtɔɪd.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: del-toid-al
IPA: /dɛlˈtɔɪd.əl/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or shaped like a geometric kite (a deltoid); having the characteristics of a deltoid or pertaining to a polyhedron composed of kite-shaped faces.

adj

Of, relating to, or resembling the deltoid muscle of the shoulder or its surrounding region.

adj

Of, relating to, or resembling a river delta.

Example Sentences

"Each face of the complex Catalan solid exhibits a distinctly deltoidal geometric boundary."
"The polyhedron's surface can be decomposed into twelve independent, non-overlapping deltoidal sections."
"The deltoidal dodecahedron is another topological equivalence of a rhombic dodecahedron form."

Etymology

From deltoid + -al.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: deltoid
Suffix: -al

Inflected Forms

more deltoidal (comparative) most deltoidal (superlative)

Derived Forms

subdeltoidal

Phrases

deltoidal hexecontahedron deltoidal icositetrahedron

Questions

How do you pronounce deltoidal?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɛlˈtɔɪd.əl/.
What does deltoidal mean?: Resembling or shaped like a geometric kite (a deltoid); having the characteristics of a deltoid or pertaining to a polyhedron composed of kite-shaped faces.
Where does deltoidal come from?: From deltoid + -al.

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