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deltoideus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
del-toideus
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Like a triangle, triangular.

noun

The deltoideus muscle.

Etymology

From deltoid + -eus. From Ancient Greek adjective δελτοειδής (deltoeidḗs). See also: δέλτα (délta), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Medicine.

Inflected Forms

deltoidei (plural)

Derived Forms

deltoid deltoids delt delts

Rhymes With

sternothyroideus mylohyoideus pterygoideus omohyoideus cricothyroideus sternocleidomastoideus sternohyoideus stylohyoideus geniohyoideus rhomboideus arytenoideus cricoarytenoideus

Questions

What does deltoideus mean?
Like a triangle, triangular.
Where does deltoideus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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