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Meaning of Sternum | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈstɜː.nəm

Definitions

  1. The breastbone, consisting of the manubrium, gladiolus, and xiphoid process.
  2. The sclerotized ventral plate of spiders, between the coxae, marking the floor of the cephalothorax.

Equivalents

العربية عظم القصّ
Čeština hrudní kost sternum
Deutsch Brustbein Sternum
Ελληνικά στέρνο
Suomi rintalasta
Français sternum
हिन्दी उरोस्थि
Bahasa Indonesia tulang rawan
日本語 胸甲
Polski mostek
Svenska bröstben
ไทย กระดูกสันอก
Tiếng Việt ức

Examples

“The neckline fell into a V, showing the bone of his sternum.”

CEFR level

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

Sternums sternutation sternutative sternutator sternutatoric sternutatory

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