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metacarpal

Syllables: met·a·car·palUK/ˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl//ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/

metacarpal adjective: of the metacarpus.

Adjective

metacarpal (not comparable)

  1. Of the metacarpus.

Noun

metacarpal (plural metacarpals or metacarpalia)

  1. Any of the bones of the metacarpus.
    Synonyms:
    metacarpal bone

metacarpal meaning in Tamil and Arabic

metacarpal in Tamil

மணிக்கட்டு, முன் உள்ளங்கால் பகுதி, விரல் இடைப்பகுதி, அங்கை முன் எலும்பு, அனுமணிக்கட்டுக்குரிய

metacarpal in Arabic

any of the bones of the metacarpus
مُشْط الْيَد mušṭ al-yad

Synonyms of metacarpal

Forms of metacarpal

pluralmetacarpals
pluralmetacarpalia

Origin of metacarpal

From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al.

Words formed from metacarpal

Phrases with metacarpal

Words that rhyme with metacarpal

Questions about metacarpal

What does metacarpal mean?
Metacarpal means of the metacarpus.
What is metacarpal in Tamil?
Metacarpal in Tamil is மணிக்கட்டு, முன் உள்ளங்கால் பகுதி, விரல் இடைப்பகுதி. See Metacarpal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is metacarpal?
Metacarpal can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce metacarpal?
Metacarpal is pronounced /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/ (UK).

Words near metacarpal in the dictionary

  1. metacaine
  2. metacalciouranoite
  3. metacapnodiaceous
  4. metacarbonate
  5. metacarp-
  6. metacarpal
  7. metacarpal bone
  8. metacarpal bones
  9. metacarpalia
  10. metacarpally
  11. metacarpals

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Adapted from Wiktionary: metacarpal (page history and authors); metacarpal (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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