cotyloid

1. 1.

   of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone

   Synonymsacetabularcotyloidal

   Similarconcave

Questions about cotyloid

What does cotyloid mean?

cotyloid means "of the cup-shaped socket that receives the head of the thigh bone".

How many syllables are in cotyloid?

cotyloid has 3 syllables: co-ty-loid. The stress falls on "co".

What is another word for cotyloid?

Close synonyms include acetabular, cotyloidal. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cotyloid a common word?

cotyloid is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.