omoplate

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noun

The scapula.

OriginFrench omoplate ← Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη →
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Meanings

nounomoplate (plural omoplates)

plural omoplates

  1. datedanatomyThe scapula.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekὠμοπλάτη“shoulder blade”
  2. Frenchomoplate
  3. Englishomoplate

From French omoplate, from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē, “shoulder blade”), from ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + πλάτη (plátē, “something flat or broad”). By surface analysis, omo- (“shoulder”) + plate.

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APA

omoplate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omoplate

MLA

“omoplate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omoplate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omoplate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omoplate.

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