English Explanatory Dictionary

hyoid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Shaped like a U, or like the letter upsilon (υ).
  2. Of or pertaining to the hyoid bone.
noun
  1. Ellipsis of hyoid bone.
  2. A curved line resembling the English uppercase letter U.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪ.ɔɪd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hyoid.wav

Word forms

hyoid hyoids

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὗ (hû) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-) Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *wéydos Proto-Hellenic *wéidos Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ēs Ancient Greek -ης (-ēs) Ancient Greek -ειδής (-eidḗs) Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs)bor. Latin hȳoīdēs French hyoïdebor. English hyoid Borrowing from French hyoïde, from New Latin hȳoīdēs, from Ancient Greek ῡ̔οειδής (hūoeidḗs, “shaped like the letter "υ"”), from ὖ (û, “the Greek letter upsilon”) + -ο- (-o-) + -ειδής (-eidḗs, “-like, -oid”).

Synonyms

U-shaped hyoidal hyoideal hyoidean

Related words

hyoideal hyoidean

Derived words

basihyoid ceratohyoid epihyoid geniohyoid hyo- hyoid arch hyoid bone infrahyoid mandibulohyoid mylohyoid omohyoid petrohyoid posthyoid sternohyoid stylohyoid subhyoid suprahyoid thyrohyoid tympanohyoid hyoidal
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