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aftarm

aftarm noun: the part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.

Noun

aftarm (plural not attested)

  1. (no plural, nonstandard, rare) The part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
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    • The case is quite different with elements of the robot “arm”—these are now mostly the “aftarm” and “forearm” of the so-called2012, Miomir Vukobratovic, Introduction to Robotics, page 233

Forms of aftarm

alternative formaft-arm
alternative formaft arm

Origin of aftarm

From aft- + arm.

Questions about aftarm

What does aftarm mean?
Aftarm means the part of the arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
What part of speech is aftarm?
Aftarm is a noun.

Words near aftarm in the dictionary

  1. aftaba
  2. aftabas
  3. aftah
  4. aftanoon
  5. aftanoons
  6. aftarm
  7. aftbody
  8. aftcast
  9. aftcasted
  10. aftcasting
  11. aftcastle

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