intercostal
English
Etymology
inter- + costal
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈkɒs.təl/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈkɔ.stəl/
- Rhymes: -ɒstəl
Adjective
intercostal (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person.
- (nautical) Between the ribs of a boat.
Translations
anatomy: between the ribs of an animal or person
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Noun
intercostal (plural intercostals)
- (anatomy) The intercostal muscles.
- (anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal.
- (nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.
Related terms
- intercostalis
Translations
intercostal muscle
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Anagrams
- trilactones
Catalan
Etymology
inter- + costal
Adjective
intercostal (masculine and feminine plural intercostals)
- (anatomy) intercostal
Further reading
- “intercostal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “intercostal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “intercostal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “intercostal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔs.tal/
Adjective
intercostal (feminine intercostale, masculine plural intercostaux, feminine plural intercostales)
- intercostal
Further reading
- “intercostal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
From French intercostal.
Adjective
intercostal m or n (feminine singular intercostală, masculine plural intercostali, feminine and neuter plural intercostale)
- intercostal
Declension
Declension of intercostal
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | intercostal | intercostală | intercostali | intercostale | ||
definite | intercostalul | intercostala | intercostalii | intercostalele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | intercostal | intercostale | intercostali | intercostale | ||
definite | intercostalului | intercostalei | intercostalilor | intercostalelor |
Spanish
Etymology
inter- + costal
Adjective
intercostal (plural intercostales)
- (anatomy) intercostal
Noun
intercostal m (plural intercostales)
- (anatomy) intercostal
Derived terms
- intercostal interno
- intercostal externo
- intercostal medio
- intercostobraquial
Further reading
- “intercostal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014