thoracic

1. 1.

   of or relating to the chest or thorax

   “pectoral organ”

   Synonymspectoral

Questions about thoracic

What does thoracic mean?

thoracic means "of or relating to the chest or thorax".

How many syllables are in thoracic?

thoracic has 3 syllables: tho-rac-ic. The stress falls on "rac". In IPA it is /θɔˈɹæsɪk/.

What is another word for thoracic?

Close synonyms include pectoral. 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 thoracic a common word?

thoracic 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.

What rhymes with thoracic?