Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The inner and larger of the two bones of the lower human leg, extending from the knee to the ankle.
- noun A corresponding bone in other vertebrates.
- noun The fourth division of an insect's leg, between the femur and the tarsus.
- noun Music An ancient flute.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In organ-building, a stop of the open diapason species, with pipes of an exceptionally broad scale, giving a full, powerful tone. Different varieties are known by specific names, as tibia plena, tibia profonda, etc.
- noun In anatomy and zoology, the inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the crus, or lower leg, extending from the knee to the ankle; the shin-bone of man.
- noun In ornithology, the tibiotarsus. In some birds, as the loon, the tibia develops an immense apophysis which projects far above the knee-joint. See also cuts under
Dromæus and tibiotarsus. - noun That segment of the hind limb which extends from the knee to the ankle; the part of the leg corresponding to the extent of the tibia; the crus; the drumstick of a fowl: used especially in ornithology.
- noun In entomology, the fourth and penultimate joint of the leg, between the femur and the tarsus.
- noun An ancient variety of flageolet, or direct flute, single or double. See
flute , 1 .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
- noun (Zoöl.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See
Illust. underColeoptera , and underHexapoda . - noun (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun anatomy The inner and usually the larger of the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
- noun zoology A segment of an insect's leg.
- noun A
musical instrument of theflute kind, originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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THE TIBIA belongs to the class of long bones and the fibula is quite rudimentary, being represented by a stylet-shaped bone that lies posterior to, and along the outer border of the tibia.
Common Diseases of Farm Animals R. A. Craig
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"The tibia is not a weight bearing bone, is it?" asked one scout, whose team should be picking in the middle of the first round.
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"The tibia is not a weight bearing bone, is it?" asked one scout, whose team should be picking in the middle of the first round.
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The tibia is shorter, too, than the tibia of the hind leg.
The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890
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In the worst case, the fascia is under such stress that it actually separates from the tibia, which is very painful and can involve a rather slow healing process.
ChiRunning Danny Dreyer 2009
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Of the bones of the leg, the inner one, called the tibia, is the more troublesome to manage, and requires the greater extension; and if the broken bones are not properly arranged, it is impossible to conceal the distortion, for the bone is exposed and wholly uncovered with flesh; and it is much longer before patients can walk on the leg when this bone is broken.
On Fractures 2007
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The tibia is the larger of the two bones of the lower leg and is the weight-bearing bone of the shin.
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This important segment of the limb is composed of two bones, the larger of which is called the tibia, the smaller the fibula.
Our Bird Comrades 1896
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Yes, Mollie, there is a bone in your leg called the tibia, and you have
The Insect Folk Margaret Warner Morley 1890
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In the young bird, however, the pulley-shaped apparent end of the tibia is a distinct bone, which represents the bones marked _As.,
Lectures on Evolution Thomas Henry Huxley 1860
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