NAVICULAR


Meaning of NAVICULAR in English

I. -lə(r) adjective

Etymology: in sense 1, from Latin navicula small ship + English -ar; in sense 2, from New Latin Navicula + English -ar; in sense 3, irregular from Middle French naviculaire, from Latin navicula + Middle French -aire -ary

1. : resembling or having the shape of a boat

a navicular bone

: cymbiform , scaphoid

2. : resembling a diatom of the genus Navicula

3. : of, relating to, or involving a navicular bone

navicular fractures

II. noun

also na·vic·u·lare  ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈla(a)rē, -lärē

( -s )

Etymology: partly from navicular (I) ; partly from New Latin ( os ) naviculare navicular bone

: a navicular bone ; especially : the lateral bone on the radial side of the proximal row of the carpus

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.