SARTORIUS


Meaning of SARTORIUS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sär-ˈtȯr-ē-əs ]

noun

( plural sar·to·rii -ē-ˌī, -ē-ˌē)

Etymology: New Latin, from Medieval Latin sartor tailor, from Latin sarcire to mend

Date: 1704

: a muscle that crosses the front of the thigh obliquely, assists in rotating the leg to the cross-legged position in which the knees are spread wide apart, and in humans is the longest muscle

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