carpal
(adjective) of or relating to the wrist; “Carpal tunnel syndrome”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
carpal (plural carpals)
(anatomy) Any of the eight bones of the wrist (carpus).
• carpal bone
carpal (not comparable)
Of or pertaining to the carpus.
Source: Wiktionary
Car"pal, a. Etym: [From Carpus.] (Anat.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist.
– n.
Definition: One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale. Carpal angle (Zoöl.), the angle at the last joint of the folded wing of a bird.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
31 March 2025
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
