omoplate

English

Etymology

French omoplate, from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē, “shoulder blade”), from ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + πλάτη (plátē, “something flat or broad”).

Noun

omoplate (plural omoplates)

  1. (anatomy) The scapula.

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 The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.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 omoplate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔ.mɔ.plat/
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Noun

omoplate f (plural omoplates)

  1. (anatomy) shoulder blade, scapula
    • 1999, Anna Gavalda, “Petites pratiques germanopratines”, in Je voudrais que quelqu'un m'attende quelque part, →ISBN:
      Et pendant ce temps-là, divine candeur, je sens le regard de mon saint Sébastien […] toujours dans mon dos. Ça me chauffe délicieusement les omoplates mais plutôt crever que de me retourner, ça gâcherait le poème.
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