Hypernym

noun

a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes

Part_meronym

noun

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

deltoid 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm

Synonyms

deltoid muscle 1
a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
musculus deltoideus 1
a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm

Part_holonym

noun

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

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