scapula

Other forms of scapula

plural

scapulae

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 scapula

What does scapula mean?

scapula means "either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings".

How many syllables are in scapula?

scapula has 3 syllables: scap-u-la. The stress falls on "scap". In IPA it is /ˈskæpjələ/.

What is another word for scapula?

Close synonyms include shoulder blade, shoulder bone. 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 scapula a common word?

scapula 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.