metacarpus
(noun) the part of the hand between the carpus and phalanges
Source: WordNet® 3.1
metacarpi
plural of metacarpus
• aptameric, picramate, piracetam
Source: Wiktionary
Met`a*car"pus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: That part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See Illust. of Artiodactyla.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 May 2025
(adverb) at some indefinite or unstated time; “let’s get together sometime”; “everything has to end sometime”; “It was to be printed sometime later”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
