phalanges

pha·lan·ges

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [fuh-lan-jeez]
- /fəˈlæn dʒiz/
- /ˈfæl.æŋks/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuh-lan-jeez]
- /fəˈlæn dʒiz/

Definitions of phalanges word

noun phalanges a plural of phalanx. 1
noun phalanges plural of phalange. 1
noun plural phalanges a phalanx. 1
noun plural phalanges (in ancient Greece) a group of heavily armed infantry formed in ranks and files close and deep, with shields joined and long spears overlapping. 1
noun plural phalanges any body of troops in close array. 1
noun plural phalanges a number of individuals, especially persons united for a common purpose. 1

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Parts of speech for Phalanges

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for phalanges

noun phalanges

dactyl — a metrical foot of three syllables, one long followed by two short (– ◡ ◡)
hand — Learned [lur-nid] /ˈlɜr nɪd/ (Show IPA), 1872–1961, U.S. jurist.
metacarpus — the part of a hand or forelimb, especially of its bony structure, included between the wrist, or carpus, and the fingers, or phalanges.
mitt — Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
mitts — Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.

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Antonyms for phalanges

noun phalanges

one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.

Just one Antonym for phalanges

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