Deltoid Definition

dĕltoid
deltoids
noun
deltoids
A thick triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, used to raise the arm from the side.
American Heritage Medicine
The deltoid muscle.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
adjective
Shaped like a delta; triangular.
Webster's New World
Designating or of a large, triangular muscle which covers the shoulder and raises the arm away from the side.
Webster's New World
Having the shape of a geometric kite.
American Heritage
Of or relating to the deltoid.
American Heritage Medicine
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Other Word Forms of Deltoid

Noun

Singular:
deltoid
Plural:
deltoids

Origin of Deltoid

  • From deltoideus, which was in turn from Ancient Greek adjective δελτοειδής (deltoeidēs). See also: δέλτα (delta) the fourth letter of the Greek alphabet.

    From Wiktionary

  • New Latin deltoīdēs from Greek deltoeidēs triangular delta delta delta -oeidēs -oid

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Deltoid Sentence Examples

  • Seated lateral raises will help you build the deltoid muscles of your shoulders.

  • There are three parts of the deltoid - anterior (front), posterior (back) and lateral (side).

  • The leaves are broader than in most willows, and are generally either deltoid or ovate in shape, often cordate at the base, and frequently with slender petioles vertically flattened.

  • In this well-known variety the young shoots are but slightly angled, and the branches in the second year become round; the deltoid short-pointed leaves are usually straight or even rounded at the base, but sometimes are slightly cordate; the capsules ripen in Britain about the middle of May.

  • The propatagialis longus muscle is composed of slips from the deltoid, pectoral, biceps and cucullaris muscles.

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