Meaning

1 senses
  1. Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.

    Schulterblatt

    лопа́ткаlopátka

    either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings

Examples

5 sentences
  1. What do we need shoulder blades for?

    Навіщо нам лопатки? — deniko

    ruЗачем нам нужны лопатки? — venticello

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  2. Can you scratch my left shoulder blade?

    deKannst du mich mal am linken Schulterblatt kratzen? — Waldelfe

  3. The scapula, or shoulder blade, connects the upper arm bone to the collarbone.

  4. Constantly working on the computer can make the muscles of your shoulder blade tight.

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  5. The rhomboid muscle is located in the upper back, and helps to connect the shoulder blades to the rib cage.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
bone:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
bone:

Origin

From Middle English schuldre blad, from Old English *sċuldorblæd, from Proto-West Germanic

From Middle English schuldre blad, from Old English *sċuldorblæd, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldrublad.

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Forms

plural: shoulder blades

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings:scapulashoulder bone

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
shoulder blade — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto