clavicle
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clavicle
- /ˈklæv.ɪk.əl/
- /ˈklæv.ɪk.l̩/
Rhymes with -ævɪkəl
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Borrowed from Middle French clavicule, from Latin clāvicula (“a small key”), diminutive of clāvis (“a key”).
noun clavicles · clavicula
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The collarbone; the prominent bone at the top of the chest between the shoulder and the neck connecting the shoulder and the breastbone.
Mr. Trump then used his free hand to lunge towards Bobby Engel, and, when Mr. Ornato had recounted the story to me, he had motioned towards his clavicles.
Similar: collarbone
- A bone in fish.
- The upper part of a spiral shell. The Voluta is a ſimple ſhell, having no hinge, formed of one piece, and of a figure approaching to conic, but short; the clavicle being uſually depreſſed, in all very ſhort: the mouth is long, perpendicular, and narrow: the animal inhabiting this ſhell is a limax.
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noun collar bone
| Español | clavícula |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 쇄골 swaegol, 빗장뼈 bitjangppyeo |
| 日本語 | 鎖骨 sakotsu |
| 中文 | 鎖骨 /锁骨 suǒgǔ |
| हिन्दी | हंसली hanslī |
| Kiswahili | mtulinga |
| Português | clavícula |
| Français | clavicule |
| Deutsch | Schlüsselbein, Klavikula, Klavikel |
| Italiano | clavicola |
| Ελληνικά | κλείδα kleída |
| Română | claviculă |
| Русский | ключи́ца ključíca |
| Tiếng Việt | xương đòn, xương quai xanh |
| العربية | تَرْقُوَة tarquwa |
| עברית | עצם הבריח etsem ha-brikhe |
Talk about this word "clavicle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/clavicle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. clavicle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/clavicle "clavicle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/clavicle.Cite this
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title = {clavicle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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