Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The deltoid muscle. See
deltoid , n.
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- adjective Like a
triangle ,triangular . - noun Short for
deltoideus muscle much asdeltoid is used as short fordeltoid muscle .
Etymologies
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Examples
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He was moaning and crying out so loudly that she double-checked her readings—but the tricorder indicated only minor damage to his right deltoideus muscle.
Sins Of Commission Susan Wright 1994
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He was moaning and crying out so loudly that she double-checked her readings—but the tricorder indicated only minor damage to his right deltoideus muscle.
Sins Of Commission Susan Wright 1994
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This found first near Taseeling, found as low as 4,000 feet, Primula Stuartii, Rhododendron minus, Viburnum caerulescens continue, Thibaudia myrtifolia, Rubus deltoideus appears.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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At the summit Berberis, Polygonum of Chugur, Rubus deltoideus, Conyza and
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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