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Meaning of "pollex" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD POLLEX

From Latin: thumb, big toe.
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PRONUNCIATION OF POLLEX

pollex  [ˈpɒlɛks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLLEX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pollex is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLLEX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pollex

Thumb

The thumb is the first finger of the hand. When a person is standing in the medical anatomical position, the thumb is the outermost digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is pollex, and the corresponding adjective for thumb is pollical.

Definition of pollex in the English dictionary

The definition of pollex in the dictionary is the first digit of the forelimb of amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, such as the thumb of man and other primates.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLLEX


Cineplex
ˈsɪnɪˌplɛks
circumflex
ˈsɜːkəmˌflɛks
complex
ˈkɒmplɛks
duplex
ˈdjuːplɛks
flex
flɛks
fourplex
ˈfɔːplɛks
ilex
ˈaɪlɛks
lex
lɛks
megaplex
ˈmɛɡəˌplɛks
multiplex
ˈmʌltɪˌplɛks
perplex
pəˈplɛks
prepollex
priːˈpɒlɛks
reflex
ˈriːflɛks
retroflex
ˈrɛtrəʊˌflɛks
silex
ˈsaɪlɛks
simplex
ˈsɪmplɛks
suplex
ˈsuːplɛks
telex
ˈtɛlɛks
triplex
ˈtrɪplɛks
ulex
ˈjuːlɛks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLLEX

polled
pollee
pollen
pollen analysis
pollen basket
pollen count
pollen tube
polleniferous
polleniser
pollenizer
pollenosis
pollent
poller
pollical
pollices
pollicitation
pollies
pollinate
pollination
pollinator

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLLEX

apartment complex
B complex
Babinski reflex
cinema complex
funplex
Golgi complex
googolplex
herpes simplex
immune complex
leisure complex
major histocompatibility complex
metroplex
military-industrial complex
Oedipus complex
plex
shopping complex
superiority complex
time-division multiplex
twin-lens reflex
vitamin B complex

Synonyms and antonyms of pollex in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pollex» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLLEX

Find out the translation of pollex to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pollex from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pollex» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

博动
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pollex
570 millions of speakers

English

pollex
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pollex
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إبهام اليد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Pollex
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pollex
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pollex
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pollex
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pollex
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pollex
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

親指
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pollex
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polos
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pollex
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பெருவிரல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोललेस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pollex
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Pollex
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pollex
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Pollex
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Pollex
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αντίχειρας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Pollex
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Pollex
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pollex
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pollex

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLLEX»

The term «pollex» is regularly used and occupies the 90.749 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLLEX» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pollex» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pollex» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pollex

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLLEX»

Discover the use of pollex in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pollex and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Drawing the Human Body: An Anatomical Guide
1) The carpus-metacarpus joint of the pollex is in opposition to the carpus- metacarpus joints of the other four fingers. It permits the execution of ample movements, until the circumduction: - abduction (long abductor of the pollex, short extensor ...
Giovanni Civardi, 2001
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Biology of the Land Crabs
Warren W. Burggren, Brian Robert McMahon. Table 4.1. Agonistic acts in Uca ( after Crane, 1975) Manus rub Pollex rub Pollex under-and-over slide Subdactyl and subpollex slide Pollex-base rub Dactyl slide Upper-and-louier-manus rub ...
Warren W. Burggren, Brian Robert McMahon, 1988
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Whistle-Blowing in Organizations
This book is a research based book on whistle-blowing in organizations.
Marcia P. Miceli, Janet Pollex Near, Terry M. Dworkin, 2013
4
Blackberries picked off many bushes, by D. Pollex and ...
William Allingham. Blackberries picked off many bushes, by D. Pollex and others, put in a basket [verse, really written] by W. Allingham William Allingham Front Cover.
William Allingham, 1884
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Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy
•second pollex, and at head of first phalanx divided into throe slips, the central of which passed on to the terminal phalanx ; the two lateral were inserted into sides of base of second phalanx ; that part of the tendon going to the third pollex was ...
‎1877
6
Diagnostic Imaging of the Hand
16.5c, d). This sporadic deformity primarily affects females and is manifested bilaterally. Radiographs reveal a delayed closure of the growth plate and increased osteosclerosis. Pollex Flexus Pollex flexus denotes a congenitally bent thumb.
Rainer Schmitt, Ulrich Lanz, 2011
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Nature Embodied: Gesture in Ancient Rome
During the early Empire, the jurist Ateius Capito, in the middle of a moral diatribe against the wearing of precious rings, asserted that the Latin word for thumb ( pollex), derives from the fact that this finger "has power" (pollet).5 Capito's ...
Anthony Corbeill, 2004
8
A case of abnormality in cat's paws
18) is much longer than the normal pollex and presents in the undissected manus more the character of a finger than of a pollex. The bones, however, are distinctly those of a pollex, since there are two phalanges only ; but they are longer and ...
Freeland Howe, 1902
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Asian Marine Biology
Long median groove of pollex extending most of length of pollex, being an extension of a shallow, triangular depression at base of pollex; another angle of triangular depression extends towards middle of outer manus, the third towards level of ...
Brian Morton, 1995
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Corpus Cultus Iovis Sabazii (CCIS).: The hands
Palm: snake emerging from the back of the hand, disappearing between pollex and index, scarab (?), ram's head, scarab (?), amphora. Back: pair of scales, pair of cymbals, frog or toad, winged caduceus, branch with three leaves, turtle, three  ...
‎1983

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLLEX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pollex is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Fairfield PreTeen Players to present 'Annie Kids'
Lieutenant Ward is Kinzey Osman, Apple Seller is Gabrielle Michelangelo, Grumpy Woman is Caroline Sargeant, Blake is Sophia Pollex, ... «Minuteman News Center, Jul 15»
2
4-Hers represent Burke at State Council
... Grace Bennett, Marvin Butler, Kelly Carter, Lelan Eberly, Perla Gomez, McKenzie Holmes, Emily Miller, Taylor Mizelle and Michaela Pollex. «True Citizen, Jul 15»
3
WWE Battleground Predictions, News & Rumors: Is This The End of …
(Photo : Joern Pollex/Getty Images). 0. Subscribe to Newsletter! WWE Battleground is just a couple of days away and many wrestling fans are ... «Latinos Post, Jul 15»
4
Ovarian cancer advocate Sherry Pollex meets with members of …
On behalf of the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance, Sherry Pollex - Martin Truex Jr.'s longtime girlfriend - spent Wednesday in Washington D.C. ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
5
Bourdais soars into Iowa after 1st oval win since '06
Pollex was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer last year and has continued to travel with Truex to many of the Sprint Cup Series races as ... «Yahoo Sports, Jul 15»
6
Martin Truex Jr. a singular sensation in NASCAR
Truex was flanked by team general manager Joe Garone, rookie crew chief Cole Pearn, and Truex's longtime girlfriend, Sherry Pollex, who last ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
7
Sherry Pollex Takes Her Cancer Fight to Washington
Sherry Pollex, the longtime girlfriend of NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Martin Truex Jr., has more experience with cancer than anyone should ever ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»
8
Martin Truex Jr. receives special birthday gift from good friend Dale …
Check out the game that Truex and longtime girlfriend Sherry Pollex were enjoying earlier this week -- thanks to none other than NASCAR's ... «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
9
Sherry Pollex to advocate for cancer research funding, policies in …
Eleven months after being diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer, Sherry Pollex, the girlfriend of Furniture Row Racing driver Martin Truex Jr., ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
10
NASCAR F-bomb: Danica Patrick to Dale Earnhardt Jr., 'Go [bleep …
Martin Truex Jr., a Mayetta, N.J., native, is having his best season as a NASCAR driver a year after his longtime girlfriend, Sherry Pollex, had a ... «NJ.com, Jul 15»

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