costal
/ˈkɒstl̩/US/ˈkɑstl̩/
costal adjective: pertaining to a rib.
Adjective
costal (not comparable)
Noun
costal (plural costals or costales)
costal meaning in Tamil and Arabic
costal in Tamil
- காட்ட, விலா எலும்பு, விலாவின், விலாவெலும்புக்குரிய, பழுவுக்குரிய, விலாவுருவான
costal in Arabic
- pertaining to a rib
- ضِلْعِيّ ḍilʕiyy
Synonyms of costal
Forms of costal
| plural | costals |
|---|---|
| plural | costales |
Origin of costal
From French costal and its etymon Medieval Latin costālis, from Latin costa (“rib”). As a Spanish unit, via Spanish costal. By surface analysis, costa + -al. Piecewise doublet of coastal.
Words formed from costal
- antecostal
- chondrocostal
- costal cartilage
- costalgia
- costally
- extracostal
- hypocostal
- iliocostal
- infracostal
- intercostal
- intracostal
- midcostal
- paracostal
- pericostal
- phrenicocostal
- phrenocostal
- postcostal
- precostal
- retrocostal
- sacrocostal
- scapulocostal
- spondylocostal
- sternocostal
- subcostal
- supracostal
- vertebrocostal
- xiphocostal
Phrases with costal
Words that rhyme with costal
Questions about costal
- What does costal mean?
- Costal means pertaining to a rib.
- What is costal in Tamil?
- Costal in Tamil is காட்ட, விலா எலும்பு, விலாவின். See Costal meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is costal?
- Costal can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce costal?
- Costal is pronounced /ˈkɑstl̩/ (US).
Words near costal in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: costal (page history and authors); costal (Tamil 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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