Meaning

1 senses
  1. The exact anatomy of a person at the level of his bones, which varies somewhat by measurements and angles compared to the characteristic averages per species, race, or other genetically defined population.

Examples

3 sentences
  1. My brother has a slight bone structure, so he always looks thin.

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  2. Marika's elegant bone structure and symmetry of her face are a testament to her half-European, half-Asian Finnish heritage.

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  3. A bat's legs are made up of light weight bones. This bone structure is good for flying and hanging upside down.

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Forms

plural: bone structures
Singularbone structure
Pluralbone structures

regular

See also

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