deltoid
The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulderThe deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
» The deltoid muscles need time to recover. Be careful not to over exercise them.
Meaning
4 sensesThe deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
Deltamuskel
a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle.
A kite (quadrilateral having two pairs of edges of equal length, the edges of each pair touching each other at one end).
Drachenviereck
дельто́идdɛlʹtóid
A deltoid curve (hypocycloid with three cusps).
Examples
1 sentencesThe deltoid muscles need time to recover. Be careful not to over exercise them.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin deltoideus, which was in turn from Ancient Greek adjective δελτοειδής (deltoeidFrom Latin deltoideus, which was in turn from Ancient Greek adjective δελτοειδής (deltoeidḗs). See also: δέλτα (délta), the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.
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Forms
plural: deltoidsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm:deltoid musclemusculus deltoideus