MANUBRIUM


Meaning of MANUBRIUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈnü-brē-əm, -ˈnyü- ]

noun

( plural ma·nu·bria -brē-ə ; also -bri·ums )

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, handle, from manus

Date: 1705

: an anatomical process or part shaped like a handle: as

a. : the uppermost segment of the sternum of humans and many other mammals

b. : the process that bears the mouth of a hydrozoan : hypostome

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.