adj
Meaning 1
Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
- the pectoral muscles
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
pectoral
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈpɛk.tə.ɹəl/
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General-American: /pɛkˈtoɹəl/
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adj
Meaning 2
Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Having the breast conspicuously colored.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
Examples
- the pectoral sandpiper
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
A pectoral fin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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noun
Meaning 5
Protective armor for a horse's breast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: poitrel
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
A covering or protection for the breast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high priest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 8
A clasp, cross, or ornamental square of cloth etc. worn upon the breast.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: ecclesiastical, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 9
An ancient Egyptian item of jewelry worn upon the chest, often part of (or constituting) a necklace or collar.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 10
A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 11
of or relating to the chest or thorax
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- pectoral organ
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: thoracic
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 12
an adornment worn on the chest or breast
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pectoral medallion
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: adornment
noun
Meaning 13
either of two large muscles of the chest
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skeletal muscle, striated muscle
Narrower terms: pectoralis major, musculus pectoralis major, greater pectoral muscle, pectoralis minor, musculus pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle
History
Etymology
All senses are ultimately from Latin pectorālis, but some may have come through Old French and Middle English.
Across languages
Translations
33 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: صَدْرِيّ (ṣadriyy) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Arabic: صدري (ṣadri) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Arabic: صدرية (ṣadreya) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Belarusian: грудны́ (hrudný) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Bulgarian: гръ́ден (grǎ́den) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Catalan: pectoral — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Chinese Mandarin: 胸的 (xiōng de) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Czech: prsní — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Czech: hrudní — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Finnish: rinta- — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Finnish: pektoraalinen — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- French: pectoral — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- German: pektoral — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- German: Brust- — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Ido: pektorala — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Irish: uchtach — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Italian: pectorale — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Latin: pectorālis — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Macedonian: граден (graden) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Polish: piersiowy — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Romanian: pectoral — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Russian: грудно́й (grudnój) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Russian: пектора́льный (pektorálʹnyj) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Serbo-Croatian: пр̀снӣ — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Serbo-Croatian: гру̑днӣ — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Serbo-Croatian: pr̀snī — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Serbo-Croatian: grȗdnī — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Slovak: prsný — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Slovak: hrudný — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Slovene: prsen — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Spanish: pectoral — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Tagalog: pandibdib — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
- Ukrainian: грудни́й (hrudnýj) — of or pertaining to the breast or chest
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