TROCHANTER


Meaning of TROCHANTER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ trō-ˈkan-tər ]

noun

Etymology: Greek trochantēr; akin to Greek trechein to run

Date: 1615

1. : a rough prominence at the upper part of the femur of many vertebrates serving usually for the attachment of muscles

2. : the second segment of an insect's leg adjacent to the coxa

• tro·chan·ter·al -tə-rəl adjective

• tro·chan·ter·ic ˌtrō-kən-ˈter-ik, -ˌkan- adjective

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