Meanings
- not comparablePertaining or belonging to the arm.
- not comparableOf the nature of an arm.
plural brachials
- biologyDenoting the upper valve of a brachiopod's shell
The first brachials are somewhat broader than long and are not entirely in contact interiorly. The second brachials are squarish. The first and most of the second brachials bear spines […]
1950, Austin Hobart Clark, A monograph of the existing crinoids, page 331 more example
Cup conical, weakly developed basal flange, six arms per ray, one exotomous branching, all brachials biserial within two to five brachials of branching, cup ornamentation probably striae radiating from base of arms onto basals.
1997, Gary D. Webster, David D. Gillette, Lower Carboniferous Echinoderms from Northern Utah and Western Wyoming, page 14
Origin
- Latinbracchialis
- Englishbrachial
Borrowed from Latin bracchialis, from bracchium (“arm”). Doublet of brachialis.
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Arabic عَضُدِيّ
- عَضُدِيّ (ʕaḍudiyy)pertaining or belonging to the arm
Bulgarian брахиа́лен
- брахиа́лен (brahiálen)pertaining or belonging to the arm
Catalan braquial
- braquialpertaining or belonging to the arm
Czech pažní
- pažnípertaining or belonging to the arm
Finnish olkavarsi-, brakiaalinen
- olkavarsi-pertaining or belonging to the arm
- brakiaalinenpertaining or belonging to the arm
French brachial
- brachialpertaining or belonging to the arm
German brachial
- brachialpertaining or belonging to the arm
Indonesian brakhialis
- brakhialispertaining or belonging to the arm
Polish ramienny, ramieniowy
- ramiennypertaining or belonging to the arm
- ramieniowypertaining or belonging to the arm
Portuguese braquial, braçal
- braquialpertaining or belonging to the arm
- braçalpertaining or belonging to the arm
Romanian brahial
- brahialpertaining or belonging to the arm
Russian плечевой
- плечевой (plečevoj)pertaining or belonging to the arm
Slovak ramenný
- ramennýpertaining or belonging to the arm
Spanish braquial
- braquialpertaining or belonging to the arm
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with brachial
Cite this entry
brachial. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachial
“brachial.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brachial. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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