单词 | humeral |
释义 | humeraladj.n. A. adj. 1. Anatomy. Of or relating to the humerus or upper arm in humans, or to the homogenetic bone in other vertebrates.e.g. humeral artery, humeral muscle, humeral vein. humeral cincture, a belt of bones bearing the pectoral fin of a fish, by some considered homogenetic with the humerus. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > bones of arm or leg > bones of arm > [adjective] > humerus humeral1615 thoracico-humeral1891 1615 H. Crooke Μικροκοσμογραϕια 901 It lyeth vnder the foresaide humerall veyne where the Median or Common veyne ariseth thereout. 1650 J. Bulwer Anthropometamorphosis 162 Humeral or Shoulder-affectations. 1696 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Humeral Muscle, the Muscle that moves the Arm at the upper End. 1761 C. White in Philos. Trans. 1760 (Royal Soc.) 51 659 The danger of wounding the humeral artery. 1854 R. Owen Struct. Skeleton & Teeth in Orr's Circle Sci.: Org. Nature I. 190 The scapula..divides at its humeral end into an acromial and coracoid process. 2. Of or relating to the shoulder or shoulders. humeral veil (Ecclesiastical): an oblong vestment of silk worn round the shoulders in various rites and enveloping the hands when holding sacred vessels. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > vestments > neck and shoulder garb > [noun] > humeral veil sudary1431 veil1687 humeral veil1853 1853 J. D. H. Dale tr. G. Baldeschi Ceremonial Rom. Rite 71 On the credence he will place the humeral veil. 1885 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. (ed. 3) 415/2 The use of the humeral veil at Benediction is strictly prescribed in several decrees of the Congregation of Rites. 3. Of or belonging to the part called humerus n. in insects or other invertebrates: (a) belonging to the humerus or femur of the fore-leg of an insect, or to the second joint of the pedipalp of a spider; (b) belonging to the anterior corner of the thorax in Diptera; (c) relating to the exterior front angle of the elytrum in Coleoptera. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > bodies or parts > [adjective] > of part corresponding to femur humeral1819 1819 G. Samouelle Entomologist's Compend. 169 Humeral spot on the elytra. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. xxxv. 620 In the Homopterous Hemiptera the three axes may be readily traced, but the humeral plate..is more irregular in shape. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 333 Humeral Angle (Angulus Humeralis), the exterior basal angle. 1880 Campbell Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XV. No. 83. 154 The humeral joint of each palpus. B. n. 1. Ecclesiastical. †(a) A part of the Jewish sacerdotal vestment, worn on the shoulder. Obsolete. (b) = humeral veil at sense A. 2. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > vestments > neck and shoulder garb > [noun] > humeral humeral1650 1650 J. Trapp Clavis to Bible (Exod. xxviii. 14) 93 These chains wherewith the breast-plate and humeral were tied. 2. The second joint, counting from the base, of the pedipalp of a spider ( Cent. Dict.). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1615 |
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