adj
Meaning 1
Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- This stick has a hyoid shape.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: U-shaped
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
hyoid
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/ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/
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rhymes with -aɪɔɪd
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, relational
Topics: anatomy, biology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences, zoology, zootomy
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hyoidal, hyoideal, hyoidean
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Ellipsis of hyoid bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A curved line resembling the English uppercase letter U.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to the hyoid bone
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: hyoid bone, os hyoideum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὗ (hû) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor. Latin hȳoīdēs French hyoïdebor. English hyoid Borrowing from French hyoïde, from New Latin hȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û, “the Greek letter upsilon”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).