English Explanatory Dictionary

clavicle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.
  2. A bone in fish.
  3. The upper part of a spiral shell.

Pronunciation

/ˈklæv.ɪk.əl/ /ˈklæv.ɪk.l̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-clavicle.wav

Word forms

clavicle clavicles clavicula

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French clavicule, from Latin clāvicula (“a small key”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).

Synonyms

collarbone

Derived words

clavicled clavicular claviculate interclavicle postclavicle supraclavicle
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