carpus
/ˈkɑː.pəs/US/ˈkɑɹ.pəs/
carpus noun: the group of bones that make up the wrist.
Noun
carpus (plural carpi)
- The group of bones that make up the wrist.
carpus meaning in Tamil and Kannada
carpus in Tamil
- மணிக்கட்டு, மணிக்கட்டு மூட்டு
carpus in Kannada
- ಮಣಿಕಟ್ಟು
Forms of carpus
| plural | carpi |
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Origin of carpus
Borrowed from New Latin carpus, from Ancient Greek καρπός (karpós, “wrist”).
Words formed from carpus
Words that rhyme with carpus
Questions about carpus
- What does carpus mean?
- Carpus means the group of bones that make up the wrist.
- What is carpus in Tamil?
- Carpus in Tamil is மணிக்கட்டு, மணிக்கட்டு மூட்டு. See Carpus meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is carpus?
- Carpus is a noun.
- How do you pronounce carpus?
- Carpus is pronounced /ˈkɑː.pəs/ (UK).
- What is the plural of carpus?
- The plural of carpus is carpi.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: carpus (page history and authors); carpus (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); carpus (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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