metacarpal

met·a·car·pal
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UK/ˌmɛt.əˈkɑː.pəl/Canada, US/ˌmɛt.əˈkɑɹ.pəl/Australia, New Zealand/ˌmet.əˈkɐː.pəl/Scotland/ˌmɛt.əˈkaɹ.pəl/

adjective

Of the metacarpus.

Similar
metacarpal bone
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Meanings

adjectivemetacarpal (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf the metacarpus.
nounmetacarpal (plural metacarpals or metacarpalia)

plural metacarpals · plural metacarpalia

  1. anatomyAny of the bones of the metacarpus.

    Synonyms: metacarpal bone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny of the bones of the metacarpus.

Similar
metacarpal bone

More synonyms by meaning

nounany bone of the hand between the wrist and fingers

Similar
metacarpal bone
Broader
boneos
Also see
metacarpal bone

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From metacarpus + -al or metacarp- + -al.

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Translations

Arabic مُشْط الْيَد
  • مُشْط الْيَد (mušṭ al-yad)any of the bones of the metacarpus
Bulgarian предкитков, предкиткова кост
  • предкитков (predkitkov)of the metacarpus
  • предкиткова кост (predkitkova kost)any of the bones of the metacarpus
Catalan metacarpià, metacarpià
  • metacarpiàof the metacarpus
  • metacarpiàany of the bones of the metacarpus
Chinese Mandarin 掌骨的, 掌骨
  • 掌骨的 (zhǎnggǔ de)of the metacarpus
  • 掌骨 (zhǎnggǔ)any of the bones of the metacarpus
Finnish kämmen-, kämmenluu
  • kämmen-of the metacarpus
  • kämmenluuany of the bones of the metacarpus
French métacarpien, métacarpe
  • métacarpienof the metacarpus
  • métacarpeany of the bones of the metacarpus
German Mittelhandknochen
  • Mittelhandknochenany of the bones of the metacarpus
Hungarian kézközépcsont
  • kézközépcsontany of the bones of the metacarpus
Icelandic miðhandar-, handarbaks-
  • miðhandar-of the metacarpus
  • handarbaks-of the metacarpus
  • miðhandarbeinany of the bones of the metacarpus
  • hnúaleggurany of the bones of the metacarpus
  • handarbaksleggurany of the bones of the metacarpus
Italian metacarpo
  • metacarpoany of the bones of the metacarpus
Latin metacarpālis, os carpī
  • metacarpālisof the metacarpus
  • os carpīany of the bones of the metacarpus
  • manusany of the bones of the metacarpus
Māori iwi papanui
  • iwi papanuiany of the bones of the metacarpus
Polish śródręczny, kość śródręcza
  • śródręcznyof the metacarpus
  • kość śródręczaany of the bones of the metacarpus
Portuguese metacarpal, metacárpico
  • metacarpalof the metacarpus
  • metacárpicoany of the bones of the metacarpus
  • metacarpianoany of the bones of the metacarpus
  • metacarpalany of the bones of the metacarpus
Russian пястно́й, метакарпа́льный
  • пястно́й (pjastnój)of the metacarpus
  • метакарпа́льный (metakarpálʹnyj)of the metacarpus
  • пястна́я кость (pjastnája kostʹ)any of the bones of the metacarpus
Spanish metacarpiano, metacarpiano
  • metacarpianoof the metacarpus
  • metacarpianoany of the bones of the metacarpus
Swedish mellanhands-, mellanhandsben
  • mellanhands-of the metacarpus
  • mellanhandsbenany of the bones of the metacarpus
  • metakarpalbenany of the bones of the metacarpus

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with metacarpal

carpalcarpeltelemetacarpal
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Cite this entry
APA

metacarpal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacarpal

MLA

“metacarpal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacarpal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metacarpal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metacarpal.

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