亚洲网紅露点

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pectoral

[ pek-ter-uhl ]

adjective

  1. of, in, on, or pertaining to the chest or breast; thoracic.
  2. worn on the breast or chest.
  3. proceeding from the heart or inner consciousness.
  4. Speech. (of a vocal quality) appearing to come from resonance in the chest; full or deep.
  5. of or for diseases of the lungs.


noun

  1. Anatomy. a pectoral part or organ, as a pectoral muscle.
  2. something worn on the breast for ornament, protection, etc., as a breastplate.

pectoral

/ 藞辫蓻办迟蓹谤蓹濒 /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the chest, breast, or thorax

    pectoral fins

  2. worn on the breast or chest

    a pectoral medallion

  3. rare.
    heartfelt or sincere
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a pectoral organ or part, esp a muscle or fin
  2. a medicine or remedy for disorders of the chest or lungs
  3. anything worn on the chest or breast for decoration or protection
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

pectoral

  1. Located in or attached to the chest, as a pectoral fin or a pectoral muscle.
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Derived Forms

  • 藞辫别肠迟辞谤补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 辫别肠顎僼辞路谤补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 颈苍顎卼别谤路辫别肠顎僼辞路谤补濒 adjective
  • 辫辞蝉迟路辫别肠顎僼辞路谤补濒 adjective
  • 辫谤别路辫别肠顎僼辞路谤补濒 adjective
  • 蝉耻产路辫别肠顎僼辞路谤补濒 adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pectoral1

1400鈥50; (noun) late Middle English < Latin 辫别肠迟辞谤腻濒别, noun use of neuter of 辫别肠迟辞谤腻濒颈蝉 of the breast ( pector-, stem of pectus breast + -腻濒颈蝉 -al 1 ); (adj.) < Latin 辫别肠迟辞谤腻濒颈蝉
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of pectoral1

C15: from Latin 辫别肠迟辞谤腻濒颈蝉, from pectus breast
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Example Sentences

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Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu will miss the Six Nations with a pectoral injury, but surely has the credit in the back after a stellar year.

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Scotland captain Sione Tuipulotu has been ruled out of the Six Nations after he picked up a pectoral muscle injury while training with Glasgow Warriors.

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Pace bowler Tongue played in the home Ashes of 2023 and is working back to fitness from a pectoral injury that has kept him out of action for more than a year.

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On offense, left tackle Rashawn Slater was sidelined with a strained pectoral muscle.

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Her giant head and white pectoral fins - fringed with barnacles - are visible as she slowly floats beneath us.

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