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The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
Examples
Holonyms: torso, trunk < body Meronym: chest
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: arachnology, biology, entomology, natural-sciences, zoology
Examples
Holonym: body Meronyms: prothorax, mesothorax, metathorax
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body part
Narrower terms: prothorax
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: chest, pectus
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body part
Narrower terms: female chest, bust, male chest
the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body part
From Latin thorax, from Ancient Greek θώραξ (thṓrax, “a breastplate, cuirass, corslet”).
Across languages
Translations
76 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian :
կրծքավանդակ
(krckʻavandak)
— region of the mammalian body
Bulgarian :
гръден кош
(grǎden koš)
— region of the mammalian body
Catalan :
tòrax
— region of the mammalian body
Cebuano :
dughan
— region of the mammalian body
Chinese Mandarin :
胸部
(xiōngbù)
— region of the mammalian body
Chinese Mandarin :
胸廓
(xiōngkuò)
— region of the mammalian body
Czech :
hruď
— region of the mammalian body
Czech :
hrudník
— region of the mammalian body
Dutch :
borst
— region of the mammalian body
Dutch :
borstkas
— region of the mammalian body
Esperanto :
torako
— region of the mammalian body
Finnish :
rintakehä
— region of the mammalian body
French :
thorax
— region of the mammalian body
Galician :
tórax
— region of the mammalian body
Galician :
arca
— region of the mammalian body
German :
Thorax
— region of the mammalian body
Greek :
θώρακας
(thórakas)
— region of the mammalian body
Hungarian :
mellkas
— region of the mammalian body
Icelandic :
brjóst
— region of the mammalian body
Icelandic :
brjóstkassi
— region of the mammalian body
Icelandic :
brjósthol
— region of the mammalian body
Ido :
torako
— region of the mammalian body
Irish :
tóracs
— region of the mammalian body
Irish :
cliabhrach
— region of the mammalian body
Italian :
torace
— region of the mammalian body
Italian :
petto
— region of the mammalian body
Japanese :
胸郭
(kyōkaku)
— region of the mammalian body
Korean :
흉곽
(hyunggwak)
— region of the mammalian body
Korean :
흉부
(hyungbu)
— region of the mammalian body
Northern Kurdish :
sing
— region of the mammalian body
Lombard :
torax
— region of the mammalian body
Lombard :
peit
— region of the mammalian body
Macedonian :
гради
(gradi)
— region of the mammalian body
Malay :
toraks
— region of the mammalian body
Malayalam :
നെഞ്ച്
(neñcŭ)
— region of the mammalian body
Māori :
tārāuma
— region of the mammalian body
Māori :
hōpara
— region of the mammalian body
Occitan :
torax
— region of the mammalian body
Polish :
klatka piersiowa
— region of the mammalian body
Portuguese :
tórax
— region of the mammalian body
Russian :
грудна́я кле́тка
(grudnája klétka)
— region of the mammalian body
Russian :
то́ракс
(tóraks)
— region of the mammalian body
Sanskrit :
वक्षस्
(vakṣas)
— region of the mammalian body
Santali :
ᱠᱚᱲᱟᱢ
(kôṛam)
— region of the mammalian body
Scottish Gaelic :
broilleach
— region of the mammalian body
Scottish Gaelic :
cliabh
— region of the mammalian body
Slovene :
toraks
— region of the mammalian body
Slovene :
prsni koš
— region of the mammalian body
Spanish :
tórax
— region of the mammalian body
Swedish :
thorax
— region of the mammalian body
Swedish :
bröstkorg
— region of the mammalian body
Tagalog :
dibdib
— region of the mammalian body
Thai :
อก
(òk)
— region of the mammalian body
Ukrainian :
то́ракс
(tóraks)
— region of the mammalian body
Ukrainian :
грудна́ клі́тка
(hrudná klítka)
— region of the mammalian body
Vietnamese :
ngực
— region of the mammalian body
Vietnamese :
vòng một
— region of the mammalian body
Volapük :
blötakev
— region of the mammalian body
Yiddish :
ברוסטקאַסטן
(brustkastn)
— region of the mammalian body
Dutch :
borststuk
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Finnish :
keskiruumis
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
French :
thorax
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
German :
Thorax
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Greek :
θώρακας
(thórakas)
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Hungarian :
tor
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Icelandic :
frambolur
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Irish :
tóracs
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Malay :
toraks
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Māori :
tārāuma
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Polish :
tułów
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Portuguese :
tórax
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Russian :
то́ракс
(tóraks)
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Slovene :
toraks
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Slovene :
oprsje
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Spanish :
tórax
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body
Ukrainian :
то́ракс
(tóraks)
— middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body