cubital

English

Etymology

cubit +‎ -al

Adjective

cubital (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.
  2. (entomology) Of or pertaining to the cubitus and/or the areas of the wing next to it.
  3. Measured in cubits.
  4. Of the length of a cubit.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Sir Thomas Browne to this entry?)

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

cubital (plural cubitals)

  1. A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Crabb to this entry?)

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for cubital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kubiˈtal/, [kuβiˈt̪al]

Adjective

cubital (plural cubitales)

  1. cubital

Derived terms

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.