brachial
/ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/
brachial adjective: pertaining or belonging to the arm.
Adjective
brachial (not comparable)
- Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
- Of the nature of an arm.
Noun
brachial (plural brachials)
- Denoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell
- The first brachials are somewhat broader than long and are not entirely in contact interiorly. The second brachials are squarish. The first and most of the second brachials bear spines […]1950, Austin Hobart Clark, A monograph of the existing crinoids, page 33
- Cup conical, weakly developed basal flange, six arms per ray, one exotomous branching, all brachials biserial within two to five brachials of branching, cup ornamentation probably striae radiating from base of arms onto basals.1997, Gary D. Webster, David D. Gillette, Lower Carboniferous Echinoderms from Northern Utah and Western Wyoming, page 14
brachial meaning in Tamil, Arabic and Indonesian
brachial in Tamil
- முன்கால மேற்பகுதி, புய, மேற்கைச் சிரை, புயத்துக்குரிய, மேற்கையைச் சார்ந்த
brachial in Arabic
- pertaining or belonging to the arm
- عَضُدِيّ ʕaḍudiyy
brachial in Indonesian
- pertaining or belonging to the arm
- brakhialis
Forms of brachial
| plural | brachials |
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Origin of brachial
Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of brachialis.
Words formed from brachial
Phrases with brachial
Words that rhyme with brachial
- aortotracheal
- apotracheal
- bronchotracheal
- cricotracheal
- endotracheal
- epitracheal
- esophagotracheal
- extratracheal
- intertracheal
- intratracheal
- laryngotracheal
- midtracheal
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Questions about brachial
- What does brachial mean?
- Brachial means pertaining or belonging to the arm.
- What is brachial in Tamil?
- Brachial in Tamil is முன்கால மேற்பகுதி, புய, மேற்கைச் சிரை. See Brachial meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is brachial?
- Brachial can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce brachial?
- Brachial is pronounced /ˈbɹeɪkɪəl/.
Words near brachial in the dictionary
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