English adjective: deltoid | |||
1. | deltoid triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex | ||
Similar | simple, unsubdivided | ||
Antonyms | compound | ||
English noun: deltoid | |||
1. | deltoid (body) a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm | ||
Synonyms | deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | skeletal muscle, striated muscle | ||
Part meronym | rotator cuff | ||