rib cage
rib cage noun: a part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.
Noun
rib cage (plural rib cages)
- A part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.
- Synonyms:
- thoracic cage
- The enclosed area created by and within the ribs.
rib cage meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Arabic and Vietnamese
rib cage in Tamil
- விலாவெலும்புக் கூடு
rib cage in Kannada
- ಪಕ್ಕೆಗೂಡು, ಪಕ್ಕೆಲುಬುಗಳ ಗೂಡು
rib cage in Arabic
- part of skeleton
- القَفَص الصَدْرِيّ al-qafaṣ aṣ-ṣadriyy
rib cage in Vietnamese
- part of skeleton
- lồng ngực
Synonyms of rib cage
Forms of rib cage
| plural | rib cages |
|---|---|
| alternative form | ribcage |
| alternative form | rib-cage |
Questions about rib cage
- What does rib cage mean?
- Rib cage means a part of the skeleton within the thoracic area consisting of ribs, sternum and thoracic vertebrae.
- What is rib cage in Tamil?
- Rib cage in Tamil is விலாவெலும்புக் கூடு. See Rib cage meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rib cage?
- Rib cage is a noun.
- What is the plural of rib cage?
- The plural of rib cage is rib cages.
Words near rib cage in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rib cage (page history and authors); rib cage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); rib cage (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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