navicular

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word navicular. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word navicular, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say navicular in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word navicular you have here. The definition of the word navicular will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofnavicular, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French naviculaire, itself borrowed from Late Latin nāviculāris (boat shaped), from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis (ship), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

Pronunciation

Adjective

navicular (comparative more navicular, superlative most navicular)

  1. Shaped like a boat.
  2. Relating to boats.
    • 1874, The Canadian Monthly and National Review, volume 5, page 469:
      Sooth to say, as far so workmanship alone went, there was much to be desired. Vessels that went "home," looking as if "they'd grow'd in the'oods" — to quote British Jack's description — could not but provoke unfavourable opinion upon our navicular art as a whole.

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

navicular (plural naviculars)

  1. (anatomy) A navicular bone.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin nāviculāris (boat shaped), from Latin nāvicula, diminutive of nāvis (ship), from Proto-Indo-European *néh₂us.

Pronunciation

 
 

Noun

navicular m (plural naviculares)

  1. (anatomy) navicular bone

Hypernyms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French naviculaire.

Adjective

navicular m or n (feminine singular naviculară, masculine plural naviculari, feminine and neuter plural naviculare)

  1. (anatomy) navicular

Declension

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nabikuˈlaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: na‧vi‧cu‧lar

Adjective

navicular m or f (masculine and feminine plural naviculares)

  1. (anatomy) navicular
    Synonym: escafoideo

Derived terms

Noun

navicular m (plural naviculares)

  1. navicular bone

Further reading