shoulder blade
Either of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulderEither of the large flat bones at the back of the shoulder.
» What do we need shoulder blades for?
Зачем нам нужны лопатки?
Навіщо нам лопатки?
Навіщо нам потрібні лопатки?
Meaning
1 sensesEither 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 sentencesWhat do we need shoulder blades for?
Навіщо нам лопатки? — deniko
ruЗачем нам нужны лопатки? — venticello
Can you scratch my left shoulder blade?
deKannst du mich mal am linken Schulterblatt kratzen? — Waldelfe
The scapula, or shoulder blade, connects the upper arm bone to the collarbone.
Constantly working on the computer can make the muscles of your shoulder blade tight.
The rhomboid muscle is located in the upper back, and helps to connect the shoulder blades to the rib cage.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English schuldre blad, from Old English *sċuldorblæd, from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English schuldre blad, from Old English *sċuldorblæd, from Proto-West Germanic *skuldrublad.
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Forms
plural: shoulder bladesSynonyms
2 synonyms- either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings:scapulashoulder bone