adj · noun · 4 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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Pronunciation
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US:/ˈpɛlvɪk/
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CMU ARPABET:P EH1 L V IH0 K
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
pelvic cellulitis
pelvic movement
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
pelvic fin
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a pelvic examination
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
2022 Sunshine Smith, quoted in Spencer Beswick, "The model for mobilizing to protect abortion rights beyond voting", The Washington Post, May 17. [W]omen learn the basics of self-cervical exams, do pelvics on each other, and learn how to do menstrual extraction.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
adjective
Meaning 4
of or relating to the pelvis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
pelvic exam
pelvic inflammation
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
By surface analysis, pelv- + -ic.
Across languages
Translations
15 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
тазов
(tazov)
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Catalan:
pelvià
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Czech:
pánevní
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Finnish:
lantio-
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
French:
pelvien
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Galician:
pelviano
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Greek:
πυελικός
(pyelikós)
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Hungarian:
medence-
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Interlingua:
pelvic
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Italian:
pelvico
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Polish:
miednicowy
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Portuguese:
pélvico
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Russian:
та́зовый
(tázovyj)
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Spanish:
pélvico
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
Spanish:
pelviano
— of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as, pelvic cellulitis
