DELTOIDS


Meaning of DELTOIDS in English

/ ˈdeltɔɪdz; NAmE / (also informal delts /delts; NAmE /) noun

[ pl. ] ( anatomy ) the thick triangle-shaped muscles that cover the shoulder joints

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 18th cent.: from French deltoïde , or via modern Latin from Greek deltoeidēs .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.