Library / English Dictionary

LAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: lati    , latu   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A broad flat muscle on either side of the back

Synonyms:

lat; latissimus dorsi

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("lat" is a kind of...):

skeletal muscle; striated muscle (a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes)

Holonyms ("lat" is a part of...):

back; dorsum (the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine)

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