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 | ||