hyoid
/ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/
hyoid adjective: shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ). Also the ellipsis of hyoid bone.
Adjective
hyoid (not comparable)
- Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
- This stick has a hyoid shape.
- The hyoid bone in her throat flutters as if discharging some subvocal rosary.1969, JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition
- Synonyms:
- U-shaped
- Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone.
Noun
hyoid (plural hyoids)
- A curved line resembling the English uppercase letter U.
Also used as
hyoid is also the ellipsis of hyoid bone.
Synonyms of hyoid
Forms of hyoid
| plural | hyoids |
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Origin of hyoid
Borrowing from French hyoïde, from New Latin hȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û, “the Greek letter upsilon”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).
Words formed from hyoid
Phrases with hyoid
Words that rhyme with hyoid
- geniohyoid
- omohyoid
- sternohyoid
- ceratioid
- epihyoid
- geomyoid
- infrahyoid
- mnioid
- mylohyoid
- myoid
- petrohyoid
- posthyoid
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Questions about hyoid
- What does hyoid mean?
- Hyoid means shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
- What part of speech is hyoid?
- Hyoid can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce hyoid?
- Hyoid is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/.
Words near hyoid in the dictionary
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