sit bone

noun

Either of the two ischial tuberosities.

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Meanings

nounsit bone (plural sit bones)

plural sit bones · alternative sits bone · alternative sitz bone

  1. Either of the two ischial tuberosities.

    Women's pelvises are wider, so wider saddles will support your sit bones more adequately.

    2012, Dawn Foster, The Guardian, Bike Blog, 3 Apr 2012

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ischial tuberosity

Translations

German Sitzknochen
  • Sitzknochenischial tuberosity
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APA

sit bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20bone

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sit bone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20bone.

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