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English
Etymology
From French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɒndɪl/, /ˈkɒndaɪl/
Noun
condyle (plural condyles)
- (anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, Norton, published 2005, page 1717:“It's the upper condyle of a human femur,” said I.
Derived terms
Translations
French
Etymology
From Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, “knuckle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
condyle m (plural condyles)
- condyle
Further reading
Latin
Noun
condyle
- vocative singular of condylus