Definitions for abdominalæbˈdɒm ə nl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ab•dom•i•nalæbˈdɒm ə nl(adj.)

  1. of, in, on, or for the abdomen.

    Category: Anatomy, Entomology, Zoology

  2. (n.)Usu., abdominals. the abdominal muscles.

    Category: Anatomy, Entomology, Zoology, Informal

Origin of abdominal:

1740–50; < L abdōmin-, s. of abdōmenabdomen+ -al1

ab•dom′i•nal•ly(adv.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. abdominal, abdominal muscle, ab(adj)

    the muscles of the abdomen

  2. abdominal(adj)

    of or relating to or near the abdomen

    "abdominal muscles"

Wiktionary

  1. abdominal(Noun)

    A fish of the order Abdominales.

  2. abdominal(Noun)

    An abdominal element.

  3. abdominal(Adjective)

    Of or pertaining to the abdomen.

  4. abdominal(Adjective)

    Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.

  5. abdominal(Adjective)

    Belonging to the Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.

  6. Origin: * First attested in 1746.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Abdominal(adj)

    of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the abdominal regions, muscles, cavity

  2. Abdominal(adj)

    having abdominal fins; belonging to the Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes

  3. Abdominal(noun)

    a fish of the group Abdominales


Translations for abdominal

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

abdominal(adjective)

the part of the body between the hips and the lower ribs.

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