D defs.my
Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Deltoid

· Del·toid · IPA /ˈdɛɫtɔɪd/
01 a. Shaped like the Greek Δ (delta); delta-shaped; triangular.
  1. 1.
    Shaped like the Greek Δ (delta); delta-shaped; triangular.
  2. 2.
    of or pertaining to the deltoid muscle.
Phrases & compounds
Deltoid leaf — a leaf in the form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the base.
Deltoid muscle — a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint, which serves to raise the arm directly upward.
02 n. the deltoid muscle.
  1. 1.