"metacarpal" meaning in English

See metacarpal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/ [Canada, General-American], /ˌmet.əˈkɐː.pəl/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˌmɛt.əˈkaɹ.pəl/ [Scotland], /ˌmɛʈ.aˈkaːʳ.pal/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ookap-metacarpal.wav
enPR: mĕt′ə-kär′pəl Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəl Etymology: From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|metacarpus|-al}} metacarpus + -al, {{af|en|metacarp-|-al}} metacarp- + -al Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} metacarpal (not comparable)
  1. Of the metacarpus. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: dorsometacarpal, humerometacarpal, intermetacarpal, metacarpally, midmetacarpal, plesiometacarpal, telemetacarpal, trapeziometacarpal, ulnometacarpal Translations (of the metacarpus): предкитков (predkitkov) (Bulgarian), metacarpià (Catalan), 掌骨的 (zhǎnggǔ de) (Chinese Mandarin), kämmen- (Finnish), métacarpien (French), miðhandar- (Icelandic), handarbaks- (Icelandic), śródręczny (Polish), metacarpal (Portuguese), пястно́й (pjastnój) (Russian), метакарпа́льный (metakarpálʹnyj) (Russian), metacarpiano (Spanish), mellanhands- (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-metacarpal-en-adj-enHpNAYd
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Skeleton Disambiguation of Skeleton: 0 0

Noun

IPA: /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/ [Canada, General-American], /ˌmet.əˈkɐː.pəl/ [General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˌmɛt.əˈkaɹ.pəl/ [Scotland], /ˌmɛʈ.aˈkaːʳ.pal/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Ookap-metacarpal.wav Forms: metacarpals [plural], metacarpalia [plural]
enPR: mĕt′ə-kär′pəl Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)pəl Etymology: From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|metacarpus|-al}} metacarpus + -al, {{af|en|metacarp-|-al}} metacarp- + -al Head templates: {{en-noun|s|metacarpalia}} metacarpal (plural metacarpals or metacarpalia)
  1. (anatomy) Any of the bones of the metacarpus. Wikidata QID: Q237229 Synonyms: metacarpal bone Hypernyms: bone Translations (any of the bones of the metacarpus): مُشْط الْيَد (mušṭ al-yad) [masculine] (Arabic), مشط الإيد (mešṭ el ʔiyd) [Egyptian-Arabic, masculine] (Arabic), предкиткова кост (predkitkova kost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), metacarpià [masculine] (Catalan), kämmenluu (Finnish), métacarpe [masculine] (French), Mittelhandknochen [masculine] (German), kézközépcsont (Hungarian), miðhandarbein [neuter] (Icelandic), hnúaleggur [masculine] (Icelandic), handarbaksleggur [masculine] (Icelandic), metacarpo [masculine] (Italian), os carpī [New-Latin, neuter] (Latin), manus [Classical-Latin, feminine, hypernym] (Latin), iwi papanui (Maori), hestiyên şeyê dest (Northern Kurdish), kość śródręcza [feminine] (Polish), metacárpico [masculine] (Portuguese), metacarpiano [masculine] (Portuguese), metacarpal [masculine] (Portuguese), пястна́я кость (pjastnája kostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), metacarpiano [masculine] (Spanish), mellanhandsben [neuter] (Swedish), metakarpalben [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-metacarpal-en-noun-en:Q237229 Categories (other): Anatomy, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with metacarp-, English terms suffixed with -al, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish 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: 32 68 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with metacarp-: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -al: 22 78 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 15 53 5 27 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 48 3 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 19 81 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Skeleton Disambiguation of Skeleton: 0 0

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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "word": "kämmenluu"
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "métacarpe"
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      "code": "de",
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "Mittelhandknochen"
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      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "word": "kézközépcsont"
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      "word": "hnúaleggur"
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      "word": "handarbaksleggur"
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "metacarpo"
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      "code": "kmr",
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "word": "hestiyên şeyê dest"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "os carpī"
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "lang_code": "mi",
      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "word": "iwi papanui"
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      "code": "pl",
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "kość śródręcza"
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
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      "word": "metacárpico"
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
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      "word": "metacarpiano"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
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      "word": "metacarpal"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "pjastnája kostʹ",
      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
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      "word": "mellanhandsben"
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      "sense": "any of the bones of the metacarpus",
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      "word": "metakarpalben"
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