manubrium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The broad, upper part of the sternum.
The tube extending from the central underside of a jellyfish and ending in a mouth.
A cell that projects inward from the centre of the shields in the globule of Chara.
A knob or handle that controls the stops of an organ.

/məˈnubɹiəm/ /məˈnjuːbɹiəm/

manubrium manubria manubriums

From Latin manubrium (“handle”).

manubriate manubriated

manubrial

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