pelvis
/ˈpɛlvɪs/
pelvis noun: the large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
Noun
pelvis (plural pelvises or pelves)
- The large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
- Meronyms: hip bone, os coxae; sacrum; coccyx
- The pelvic region of the human body.
- Elvis was swinging his pelvis around and the ladies were swooning.
- A funnel-shaped cavity, especially such a cavity in the kidney into which urine passes towards the ureter.
- Near-synonyms: infundibulum, choana, cornu
- renal pelvis
- Synonyms:
- infundibulum, choana, cornu
pelvis meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
pelvis in Hindi
- श्रोणि, पेल्विस
pelvis in Tamil
- இடுப்பு எலும்பு, இடுப்பு, கூபகம், இடுப்பு வளையம், இடுப்புக்குழிக் கூபகம், இடுப்புக்கூடு
pelvis in Marathi
- श्रोणि
pelvis in Bengali
- শ্রোণি
More languagesFewer languages
- pelvis in Malayalam
- പെൽവിസ്
- pelvis in Kannada
- ಶ್ರೋಣಿಕುಹರ, ವಸ್ತಿಕುಹರ, ಕಿಳ್ಗುಳಿ, ಜಠರಕುಹರ
- pelvis in Punjabi
- ਪੇਲਵਿਸ
- pelvis in Gujarati
- પેલ્વિસ, શ્રોણિ, પેલ્વીસ
- pelvis in Odia
- ଶ୍ରୋଣି
- pelvis in Sanskrit
- वस्ति vastí
- pelvis in Nepali
- श्रोणि, पेल्विस, श्रोणिहरू
- pelvis in Tagalog
- balakang
- pelvis in Arabic
- حَوْض ḥawḍ
- pelvis in Indonesian
- tulang pinggang
- pelvis in Persian
- لَگَن
- pelvis in Thai
- เชิงกราน chəəng-graan, กระดูกเชิงกราน grà-dùuk chəəng-graan
- pelvis in Vietnamese
- khung chậu, xương chậu
Examples of pelvis in a sentence
- The skeleton is an adult male who was buried with his hands bound together under his pelvis.
- As he pulled out, she tilted her pelvis for his next thrust.
- The radiation therapist benefits from a working knowledge of the nonalimentary organs of the abdomen and pelvis.
Synonyms of pelvis
Forms of pelvis
| plural | pelvises |
|---|---|
| plural | pelves |
Origin of pelvis
From Latin pēlvis (“basin”), from Old Latin pēluis (“basin”), further etymology uncertain.
Words formed from pelvis
Phrases with pelvis
Questions about pelvis
- What does pelvis mean?
- Pelvis means the large compound bone structure at the base of the spine that supports the legs in hominids.
- What is pelvis in Hindi?
- Pelvis in Hindi is श्रोणि, पेल्विस. See Pelvis meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is pelvis?
- Pelvis is a noun.
- How do you pronounce pelvis?
- Pelvis is pronounced /ˈpɛlvɪs/.
- What is the plural of pelvis?
- The plural of pelvis is pelvises.
Words near pelvis in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: pelvis (page history and authors); pelvis (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pelvis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pelvis (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pelvis (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pelvis (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pelvis (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); pelvis (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pelvis (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); pelvis (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); वस्ति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); pelvis (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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