pectoral 音标拼音: [p'ɛktɚəl]
a . 胸的,肺病的
n . 胸饰,遮胸,肺病药
胸的,肺病的胸饰,遮胸,肺病药
pectoral adj 1 :
of or relating to the chest or thorax ; "
pectoral organ "
[
synonym : {
pectoral }, {
thoracic }]
n 1 :
either of two large muscles of the chest [
synonym : {
pectoral },
{
pectoral muscle }, {
pectoralis }, {
musculus pectoralis },
{
pecs }]
2 :
an adornment worn on the chest or breast [
synonym : {
pectoral },
{
pectoral medallion }]
Girdle \
Gir "
dle \,
n . [
OE .
gurdel ,
girdel ,
AS .
gyrdel ,
fr .
gyrdan ;
akin to D .
gordel ,
G .
g ["
u ]
rtel ,
Icel .
gyr ?
ill .
See {
Gird },
v .
t .,
to encircle ,
and cf . {
Girth },
n .]
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1 .
That which girds ,
encircles ,
or incloses ;
a circumference ;
a belt ;
esp .,
a belt ,
sash ,
or article of dress encircling the body usually at the waist ;
a cestus .
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Within the girdle of these walls . --
Shak .
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Their breasts girded with golden girdles . --
Rev .
xv .
6 .
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2 .
The zodiac ;
also ,
the equator . [
Poetic ] --
Bacon .
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From the world '
s girdle to the frozen pole .
--
Cowper .
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That gems the starry girdle of the year . --
Campbell .
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3 . (
Jewelry )
The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant -
cut diamond ,
at which it is grasped by the setting .
See Illust .
of {
Brilliant }. --
Knight .
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4 . (
Mining )
A thin bed or stratum of stone . --
Raymond .
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5 . (
Zool .)
The clitellus of an earthworm .
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{
Girdle bone } (
Anat .),
the sphenethmoid .
See under {
Sphenethmoid }.
{
Girdle wheel },
a spinning wheel .
{
Sea girdle } (
Zool .),
a ctenophore .
See {
Venus '
s girdle },
under {
Venus }.
{
Shoulder }, {
Pectoral }, & {
Pelvic }, {
girdle }. (
Anat .)
See under {
Pectoral },
and {
Pelvic }.
{
To have under the girdle },
to have bound to one ,
that is ,
in subjection .
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Pectoral \
Pec "
to *
ral \,
n . [
L .
pectorale a breastplate ,
neut .
of pectoralis .]
1 .
A covering or protecting for the breast .
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2 . (
Eccl .)
(
a )
A breastplate ,
esp .
that worn by the Jewish high person .
(
b )
A clasp or a cross worn on the breast .
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3 .
A medicine for diseases of the chest organs ,
especially the lungs .
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Pectoral \
Pec "
to *
ral \ (
p [
e ^]
k "
t [-
o ]*
ral ),
a . [
L .
pectoralis ,
fr .
pectus , -
oris the breast ;
cf .
F .
pectoral .]
1 .
Of or pertaining to the breast ,
or chest ;
as ,
the pectoral muscles .
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2 .
Relating to ,
or good for ,
diseases of the chest or lungs ;
as ,
a pectoral remedy .
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3 . (
Zool .)
Having the breast conspicuously colored ;
as ,
the pectoral sandpiper .
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{
Pectoral arch },
or {
Pectoral girdle } (
Anat .),
the two or more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated ;
the shoulder girdle .
In man it consists of two bones ,
the scapula and clavicle ,
on each side .
{
Pectoral cross } (
Eccl .),
a cross worn on the breast by bishops and abbots ,
and sometimes also by canons .
{
Pectoral fins },
or {
Pectorals } (
Zool .),
fins situated on the sides ,
behind the gills .
See Illust .
under {
Fin }.
{
Pectoral rail }. (
Zool .)
See {
Land rail }
(
b )
under {
Land }.
{
Pectoral sandpiper } (
Zool .),
the jacksnipe (
b ) .
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