DELTOIDS

Noun

deltoids

plural of deltoid

Source: Wiktionary


DELTOID

Del"toid, a. Etym: [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta-shaped; de`lta the name of the letter ei^dos form: cf. F. deltoïde. See Delta.]

Definition: Shaped like the Greek Deltoid leaf (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base.

– Deltoid muscle (Anat.), a triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm directly upward.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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