TIBIA


Meaning of TIBIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈti-bē-ə ]

noun

( plural tib·i·ae -bē-ˌē, -bē-ˌī ; also -i·as )

Etymology: Latin

Date: circa 1706

1. : the inner and usually larger of the two bones of the vertebrate hind or lower limb between the knee and ankle

2. : the fourth joint of the leg of an insect between the femur and tarsus

• tib·i·al -bē-əl adjective

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