abdominal
adjectivenounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩//
- United Kingdom//əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩//
- United States//æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩//
- United States//əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩//
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
abdominal muscles
abdominal cavity
- 2
Having the ventral fins under the abdomen and behind the pectoral fins.
- 3
Ventral, in describing a fin.
- 4
obsoleteBelonging to the order Abdominales of fish.
Etymology
First attested in 1746. From New Latin abdōminālis, from Latin abdōmen. Equivalent to abdomin- + -al. Compare French abdominal.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA fish of the order Abdominales.
- 2
An abdominal muscle.
Forms
- plural
- abdominals
- comparative
- more abdominal
- superlative
- most abdominal
Abby · A diminutive of the female given name Abigail, from Hebrew,…ABC · The English alphabet.abdomen · The belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and…
abdominal · Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
abduct · To take away by force; to carry away (a human being)…abducted · Having been kidnapped; having become the victim of an…abduction · A leading away; a carrying away.