- armlike
- adjective see arm I
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
armlike
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armlike — adjective Resembling an arm (limb) or some aspect of one … Wiktionary
armlike — adjective resembling an arm • Similar to: ↑armed … Useful english dictionary
arm — arm1 armed, adj. armlike, adj. /ahrm/, n. 1. the upper limb of the human body, esp. the part extending from the shoulder to the wrist. 2. the upper limb from the shoulder to the elbow. 3. the forelimb of any vertebrate. 4. some part of an… … Universalium
arm — arm1 [ärm] n. [ME < OE earm; akin to L armus, Goth arms, OHG arm: see ART1] 1. a) an upper limb of the human body b) in anatomy, the part of the upper limb between the shoulder and the elbow c) in nontechnical use, the part of the upper limb… … English World dictionary
Scapulet — Scap u*let, n. [Dim. of scapula.] (Zo[ o]l.) A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medus[ae]. See Illustration in Appendix. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brachial — adjective Date: 1578 of, relating to, or situated in the arm or an armlike process < the brachial artery of the upper arm > … New Collegiate Dictionary
pediculate — adjective Etymology: ultimately from Latin pediculus little foot, pedicel Date: circa 1890 of or relating to an order (Lophiiformes syn. Pediculati) of marine bony fishes (as a batfish or goosefish) with pectoral fins at the end of an armlike… … New Collegiate Dictionary
arm — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English earm; akin to Latin armus shoulder, Sanskrit īrma arm Date: before 12th century 1. a human upper limb; especially the part between the shoulder and the wrist 2. something like or corresponding… … New Collegiate Dictionary
brachial — /bray kee euhl, brak ee /, Anat., Zool. adj. 1. belonging to the arm, foreleg, wing, pectoral fin, or other forelimb of a vertebrate. 2. belonging to the upper part of such a member, from the shoulder to the elbow. 3. armlike, as an appendage. n … Universalium
brachium — /bray kee euhm, brak ee /, n., pl. brachia /bray kee euh, brak ee euh/. 1. Anat. the part of the arm from the shoulder to the elbow. 2. the corresponding part of any limb, as in the wing of a bird. 3. an armlike part or process. [1725 35; < NL; L … Universalium
