NAVICULAR

navicular, scaphoid

(adjective) shaped like a boat

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Adjective

navicular (comparative more navicular, superlative most navicular)

Shaped like a boat.

Relating to boats.

Synonyms

• cymbiform

• scaphoid

Noun

navicular (plural naviculars)

(anatomy) A navicular bone.

Synonyms

• scaphoid

Source: Wiktionary

Na*vic"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. navicularius, fr. navicula, dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.]

1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.

2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone. Navicular bone. (Anat.) (a) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding to the centrale; -- called also scaphoid. (b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the scaphoid.

– Navicular disease (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.

Na*vic"u*lar, n. (Anat.)

Definition: The navicular bone.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition