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Meaning of Fibula | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈfɪb.jʊl.ə

Definitions

  1. An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
  2. The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.

Equivalents

العربية عظم الشظيّة
Bosanski fibula spona фибула
Català fíbula
Čeština spona
Deutsch Fibel Wadenbein
Ελληνικά περόνη
Esperanto fibolo
Español fíbula
Suomi pohjeluu solki
Français fibula fibula fibule
Gàidhlig cnàimh caol na lurgainn
Hrvatski fibula spona фибула
Italiano fibula
日本語 ひこつ フィブラ
한국어 비골 피불라
Polski fibula strzałka
Português fíbula
Русский фибула
Српски fibula spona фибула
Svenska vadben
ไทย กระดูกน่อง

Examples

“Most of the fibulae have a triangular molding above the notch, which probably contained wound wire. The crossbar is decorated either with a flat knob or with a Persian merlon.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

fibular hemimelia fibulare fibularis fibularis brevis fibularis longus fibularis tertius

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