ACETABULAR

acetabular, cotyloid, cotyloidal

(adjective) of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

acetabular (not comparable)

cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform

Related to the acetabulum

Anagrams

• trabaculae

Source: Wiktionary


Ac`e*tab"u*lar, a.

Definition: Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

16 November 2024

LEAVE

(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”


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The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.

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