deltoid
MeaningD-shaped
Common meaning: triangular
Other meanings: a shoulder muscle
- deltthe letter D, triangle-shapedLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 178 · scan
- oidlike, in the form of
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek δέλτα ‘the letter D, triangle-shaped’.
Roots
- δέλτα Greek “the letter D, triangle-shaped”
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