ALL meanings of deltoid
del·toid
D d - noun deltoid the thick muscle forming the rounded contour of the outer edge of the shoulder and acting to raise the arm 3
- adjective deltoid shaped like a Greek capital delta, Δ; triangular 3
- adjective deltoid shaped like a delta; triangular 3
- adjective deltoid designating or of a large, triangular muscle which covers the shoulder and raises the arm away from the side 3
- noun deltoid the deltoid muscle 3
- noun deltoid Anatomy. a large, triangular muscle covering the joint of the shoulder, the action of which raises the arm away from the side of the body. 1
- adjective deltoid Anatomy. pertaining to or involving the deltoid. 1
- adjective deltoid Also, deltoidal. in the shape of a Greek capital delta (Δ); triangular. 1
- noun deltoid Triangular. 1
- noun deltoid The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder. 0
- noun deltoid The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle. 0
- adjective deltoid In the shape of the upper case Greek letter delta Δ; triangular. 0
- adjective deltoid Of, or connected with the deltoid muscle. 0
- adjective deltoid (botany, of leaves) Of a triangular or roughly triangular shape and attached to the stem via the side. 0