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condyle

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈkɒndɪl/
  • /ˈkɒndaɪl/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a round bump on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: process, outgrowth, appendage

Narrower terms: condylar process, condyloid process, mandibular condyle, lateral condyle, medial condyle

History

Etymology

From French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: còndil — prominence on a bone
  • Finnish: nivelnasta — prominence on a bone
  • French: condyle — prominence on a bone
  • German: Gelenk — prominence on a bone
  • Ido: kondil.o — prominence on a bone
  • Italian: condilo — prominence on a bone
  • Latin: condylus — prominence on a bone
  • Polish: kłykieć — prominence on a bone
  • Portuguese: côndilo — prominence on a bone
  • Russian: мы́щелок (mýščelok) — prominence on a bone
  • Spanish: cóndilo — prominence on a bone
  • Swedish: ledhuvud — prominence on a bone
  • Welsh: pencnaw — prominence on a bone