brachial

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (arm). Doublet of brachialis.

Adjective

brachial (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining or belonging to the arm.
  2. Of the nature of an arm.

Derived terms

Translations

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for brachial in
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)


French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (arm).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʁa.kjal/

Adjective

brachial (feminine singular brachiale, masculine plural brachiaux, feminine plural brachiales)

  1. brachial

Further reading


German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (arm)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bʀaˈχi̯aːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
  • (file)

Adjective

brachial (not comparable)

  1. brachial (pertaining to the arm)
  2. brute (force, etc); violent (methods, etc)
  3. unscrupulous

Declension

Further reading

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