pectoral

1. 1.

   of or relating to the chest or thorax

   “pectoral organ”

   Synonymsthoracic

Other forms of pectoral

plural

pectorals·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about pectoral

What does pectoral mean?

pectoral means "either of two large muscles of the chest". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pectoral?

pectoral has 3 syllables: pec-to-ral. The stress falls on "pec". In IPA it is /ˈpɛktɚəl/.

What is another word for pectoral?

Close synonyms include pectoral muscle, pectoralis, musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral medallion. 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 pectoral a common word?

pectoral 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.