English Explanatory Dictionary

vastus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the great muscles upon the front of the thigh.

Pronunciation

/ˈvæs.təs/

Word forms

vastus vasti

Etymology

From Latin vastus (“vast, immense, enormous, huge, monstrous”). Doublet of vast.

Derived words

vastus externus vastus intermedius vastus lateralis vastus medialis
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