| NOUN | body | deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus | a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm |
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| ADJECTIVE | all | deltoid | triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex |
| Meaning | Triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex. | |
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| Broader | simple, unsubdivided | (botany) of leaf shapes |
| Spanish | deltoide | |
| Meaning | A large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm. | |
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| Synonyms | deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus | |
| Part of | rotator cuff | A supporting structure of the shoulder consisting of the muscles and tendons that attach the arm to the shoulder joint and enable the arm to move |
| Broader | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | A muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton |
| Spanish | deltoide, deltoides, músculo deltoides, musculus deltoideus | |
| Catalan | deltoide, deltoides, múscul deltoide, múscul dentoide, musculus deltoideus | |
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