adj
Meaning 1
Shaped like a boat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cymbiform, nautiform, scaphoid
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
navicular
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rhymes with -ɪkjʊlə(ɹ)
adj
Meaning 2
Relating to boats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A navicular bone.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 4
shaped like a boat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scaphoid
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 5
the largest wrist bone on the thumb side
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scaphoid bone, os scaphoideum
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: carpal bone, carpal, wrist bone
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French naviculaire, itself borrowed from Late Latin nāviculāris (“boat shaped”), from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis (“ship”), from Proto-Indo-European *néh2us.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: лодковиден (lodkoviden) — Shaped like a boat
- Catalan: navicular — Shaped like a boat
- Chinese Mandarin: 舟形的 — Shaped like a boat
- French: naviculaire — Shaped like a boat
- Italian: navicolare — Shaped like a boat
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