ilium
the broad, upper portion of either hipbone.
Origin of ilium
1Other words from ilium
- pre·il·i·um, noun, plural pre·il·i·a.
- sub·il·i·um, noun, plural sub·il·i·a.
Words that may be confused with ilium
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How to use ilium in a sentence
It not improbably represents the tutelary goddess of ilium, whose temple, as we know, stood in the Pergamus.
Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) SchliemannIt evidently belongs to a much later age, but was in any case built long before the arrival of the Greek colony in ilium.
Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) SchliemannIt is very probable that a similar reception awaited Antiochus I. in ilium, so that he kept the city in good remembrance.
Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) SchliemannHe now places the final destruction of ilium in the fourth century, on the evidence of the latest coins found there.
Troy and its Remains | Henry (Heinrich) SchliemannThe corporal said that this monster was Helen gazing out to sea from the topless towers of ilium.
Castellinaria | Henry Festing Jones
British Dictionary definitions for ilium (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɪlɪəm) /
the uppermost and widest of the three sections of the hipbone
British Dictionary definitions for Ilium (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɪlɪəm) /
the Latin name for ancient Troy
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Scientific definitions for ilium
[ ĭl′ē-əm ]
The uppermost and widest of the three bones that fuse together to form each of the hipbones. See more at skeleton.
Other words from ilium
- iliac adjective
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