"fibula" meaning in English

See fibula in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɪb.jʊl.ə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɪb.jəl.ə/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-fibula.wav Forms: fibulae [plural], fibulæ [obsolete, plural], fibulas [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪbjʊlə Etymology: Borrowed from Latin fībula (“buckle, clasp, pin”). The bone is so named because the shape it makes with the tibia resembles a clasp, the fibula being the pin. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|fībula|t=buckle, clasp, pin}} Latin fībula (“buckle, clasp, pin”) Head templates: {{en-noun|fibulae|fibulæ|+|pl2qual=obsolete}} fibula (plural fibulae or (obsolete) fibulæ or fibulas)
  1. An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin. Categories (topical): Jewelry Translations (ancient brooch): fíbula [feminine] (Catalan), 胸針 /胸针 (xiōngzhēn) (Chinese Mandarin), fibolo (Esperanto), fibule [feminine] (French), მშვილდსაკინძი (mšvildsaḳinʒi) (Georgian), Fibel [feminine] (German), fibulo (Ido), フィブラ (fibura) (Japanese), ūpāh (Khiamniungan Naga), 피불라 (pibulla) (Korean), fibula [feminine] (Polish), fíbula [feminine] (Portuguese), фи́була (fíbula) [feminine] (Russian), fíbula [feminine] (Spanish), fibula [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-fibula-en-noun-jCQjPkaX Disambiguation of Jewelry: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Khiamniungan Naga translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 13 9 4 4 33 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Khiamniungan Naga translations: 60 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 45 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 57 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 58 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 61 39 Disambiguation of 'ancient brooch': 96 4
  2. (anatomy) The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg. Categories (topical): Skeleton Synonyms: calf bone
    Sense id: en-fibula-en-noun-wUweWZ1r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 55 45 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fibular, fibulate, fibulectomy, fibulo-, fibul-, tibiofibula Related terms: fibularis, peroneal

Inflected forms

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    },
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      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pibulla",
      "sense": "ancient brooch",
      "word": "피불라"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "ancient brooch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fibula"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ancient brooch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fíbula"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "fíbula",
      "sense": "ancient brooch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "фи́була"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ancient brooch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "fíbula"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "ancient brooch",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "fibula"
    }
  ],
  "word": "fibula"
}

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