pectoral
Of or pertaining to the breast, or chestOf or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
» To work your pectoral muscles try doing thirty push-ups.
Um deine Brustmuskeln zu trainieren, versuche dreißig Liegestütze zu machen. — Hans_Adler
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3 senses(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
the pectoral muscles
pektoral, Brust-
грудно́йgrudnój, пектора́льныйpektorálʹnyj
грудни́йhrudnýj
of or relating to the chest or thorax
(not comparable)Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
(not comparable)Having the breast conspicuously colored.
the pectoral sandpiper
Examples
2 sentencesTo work your pectoral muscles try doing thirty push-ups.
deUm deine Brustmuskeln zu trainieren, versuche dreißig Liegestütze zu machen. — Hans_Adler
Harold's arm bicycle workout was sufficiently vigorous that his pectorals burst into flame.
Translations
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Origin
All senses are ultimately from Latin pectorālis, but some may have come through Old FrenchAll senses are ultimately from Latin pectorālis, but some may have come through Old French and Middle English.
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- of or relating to the chest or thorax:thoracic
Word family
12 related wordsSee also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.