navicular

[ nuh-vik-yuh-ler ]

adjective

1. boat-shaped, as certain bones.

noun

1. Also na·vic·u·lar·e [] the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.
2. the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.

navicular

adjective

1. shaped like a boat

noun

1. a small boat-shaped bone of the wrist or foot

Word History and Origins

Origin of navicular¹

1535–45; < Late Latin nāviculāris of, relating to shipping, equivalent to Latin nāvicul ( a ) a small ship ( nāvi ( s ) ship + -cula -cule ¹; ) + -āris -ar ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of navicular¹

C16: from Late Latin nāviculāris, from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis ship

Example Sentences

The hulls, navicular in form and having a flat bottom, are constructed of one-tenth inch iron plate and 40x40 angle iron.

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You've a lot to learn about navicular, you 'ave, if you can talk such rot as that!

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She took navicular and jolted off her pins: trotted ten miles an hour on the stubs after she cast her hoofs.

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Three bones enter into its formation: the second phalanx, the third phalanx, and the navicular bone.

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The lower articulatory surface is formed by the third phalanx and the navicular bone combined.

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