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Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hungry, it turns grey and stony; when it's thirsty, it opens thousands of cracked lips. Subsoil is more skeletal: it doesn't digest.
Alice Oswald

Meaning of "skeletal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKELETAL

skeletal  [ˈskɛlɪtəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKELETAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skeletal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SKELETAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

skeletal

Skeleton

The skeleton is the body part that forms the supporting structure of an organism. There are two different skeletal types: the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, and the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside the body. In a figurative sense, skeleton can refer to technology that supports a structure such as a building.

Definition of skeletal in the English dictionary

The first definition of skeletal in the dictionary is of or relating to the skeleton of a human or animal. Other definition of skeletal is extremely thin; skinny. Skeletal is also extremely basic; not providing much; not detailed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKELETAL


belittle
bɪˈlɪtəl
capital
ˈkæpɪtəl
Capitol
ˈkæpɪtəl
digital
ˈdɪdʒɪtəl
Doolittle
ˈduːlɪtəl
fatal
ˈfeɪtəl
genital
ˈdʒɛnɪtəl
hospital
ˈhɒspɪtəl
it´ll
ˈɪtəl
little
ˈlɪtəl
marital
ˈmærɪtəl
musculoskeletal
ˌmʌskjʊləʊˈskɛlɪtəl
natal
ˈneɪtəl
nonskeletal
ˌnɒnˈskelɪtəl
orbital
ˈɔːbɪtəl
pelletal
ˈpelɪtəl
subtitle
ˈsʌbˌtaɪtəl
title
ˈtaɪtəl
vegetal
ˈvɛdʒɪtəl
vital
ˈvaɪtəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKELETAL

skelder
skeletal muscle
skeletally
skeletogenous
skeleton
skeleton bob
skeleton draft
skeleton in the cupboard
skeleton key
skeleton law
skeleton map
skeleton outline
skeleton staff
skeleton-like
skeletonic
skeletonise
skeletoniser
skeletonize
skeletonizer
skelf

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKELETAL

base metal
cytoskeletal
death metal
endoskeletal
exoskeletal
fetal
gunmetal
heavy metal
heavy-metal
hot metal
metal
parietal
petal
precious metal
scrap metal
sheet metal
societal
thrash metal
transition metal
varietal

Synonyms and antonyms of skeletal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SKELETAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «skeletal» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of skeletal

Translation of «skeletal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKELETAL

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

Translator English - Chinese

骨骼的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

óseo
570 millions of speakers

English

skeletal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कंकाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الهيكل العظمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

скелетных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

esquelético
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কঙ্কালবত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

squelettique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rangka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Skelett-
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

骨格の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뼈의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skeletal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலும்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कंटाळवाणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iskelet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scheletrico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szkieletowych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

скелетних
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scheletic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκελετικών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geraamte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skelett
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skjelett
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skeletal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKELETAL»

The term «skeletal» is very widely used and occupies the 21.168 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKELETAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skeletal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skeletal» 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 skeletal

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QUOTES WITH «SKELETAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word skeletal.
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Alice Oswald
Topsoil is a place of digestion. It sucks and chews things into smaller pieces. When it's hungry, it turns grey and stony; when it's thirsty, it opens thousands of cracked lips. Subsoil is more skeletal: it doesn't digest.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKELETAL»

Discover the use of skeletal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skeletal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Skeletal Muscle: Form and Function
It is intended for those need to know about skeletal muscle--from undergraduate and graduate students gaining advanced knowledge in kinesiology to physiotherapists, physiatrists, and other professionals whose work demands understanding of ...
Brian R. MacIntosh, Phillip F. Gardiner, Alan J. McComas, 2006
2
Fundamentals of Skeletal Radiology: Expert Consult: Online
With its entertaining writing style and many new and improved imaging examples, turn to the "pink book" for an effective, concise, and enjoyable introduction to musculoskeletal imaging - just as tens of thousands of radiology students, ...
Clyde A. Helms, 2013
3
Skeletal Tissue Mechanics
This volume describes the biomechanics of bone, cartilage, tendons and ligaments, taking a rigorous approach to the mechanical properties of the skeleton, without neglecting the biological properties of skeletal tissue. 203 illus.
R. Bruce Martin, David B. Burr, Neil A. Sharkey, 1998
4
Skeletal Trauma: Identification of Injuries Resulting from ...
Codifying this process, Skeletal Trauma: Identification of Injuries Resulting from Human Rights Abuse and Armed Conflict describes an epidemiological framework for collecting, analyzing, and interpreting evidence for use at trial.
Erin H. Kimmerle, Jose Pablo Baraybar, 2008
5
Tuberculosis of the Skeletal System: Bones, Joints, Spine ...
This new edition has been added with fifty more new references and a dozen new illustrations. The book is divided into three parts.
S.M. Tuli, 2004
6
Skeletal Muscle in Health and Disease: A Textbook of Muscle ...
This book combines basic but up-to-date information about the structure, biochemistry and physiology of muscle with discussions on the use of muscle in everyday life, in sport and in disease.
David A. Jones, Joan M. Round, 1990
7
Skeletal Trauma: Basic Science, Management, and Reconstruction
Major updates in this new edition provide information on current trends such as the management of osteoporotic and fragility fractures, locked plating technology, post-traumatic reconstruction, biology of fracture repair, biomechanics of ...
Bruce D. Browner, 2009
8
Skeletal Muscle Mechanics: From Mechanisms to Function
This book contains research by leading scientists from numerous fields using many different scientific techniques.
W. Herzog, 2000
9
The Skeletal System
Explains how the different types of bones of the body work harmoniously together.
Caroline Arnold, 2005
10
Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal ...
Beautifully illustrated with over 1,100 photographs and drawings, this book provides essential text and materials on bone pathology, which will improve the diagnostic ability of those interested in human dry bone pathology.
Donald J. Ortner, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKELETAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skeletal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Young girl whose skeletal remains were found dumped in suitcase …
"The degradation of the skeletal remains has complicated matters and have made thus task more difficult than first anticipated." Police have not been able to ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Skeletal remains identified as Dwyer
JEFFERSON — Human skeletal remains discovered last Friday in a Town of ... the husband observed skeletal remains of what he first thought was an animal. «Daily Union, May 15»
3
Chelsea Bruck's Skeletal Remains Found In Michigan Woods
Authorities in Michigan have positively identified skeletal remains found in a rural area as those of Chelsea Bruck, a 22-year-old Michigan woman who vanished ... «Huffington Post, Apr 15»
4
Woman's skeletal remains found in Monroe County
ASH TOWNSHIP — An autopsy was started Saturday on the skeletal remains of a woman found in southeastern Michigan, but results are pending because ... «Lansing State Journal, Apr 15»
5
Ring, shoes found with skeletal remains in Albert Lea
Authorities are hoping a gold ring will help them identify skeletal remains that were found in Freeborn County this week. The remains were found on April 6 in a ... «KARE, Apr 15»
6
Skeletal remains found at former homeless camp
Fort Worth police said "full skeletal remains" were found Saturday behind an abandoned elementary school. The property was being used as an unauthorized ... «WFAA, Mar 15»
7
Skeletal horse sculpture rides onto London's Fourth Plinth
(CNN) From an iconic marble statue of a heavily pregnant disabled artist to the more recent giant blue cockerel, London's Fourth Plinth art project has always ... «CNN, Mar 15»
8
Human skeletal remains found in north Greeley
Authorities are investigating after a worker using a backhoe to remove a tree in north Greeley discovered human skeletal remains. Police Sgt. Joe Tymkowych ... «The Denver Channel, Nov 14»
9
Skeletal remains, wreckage found months after pilot, plane vanished
A man walking through the woods in Marion County found plane wreckage and skeletal remains Sunday. “The plane is the one last known to be piloted by ... «Orlando Sentinel, Oct 14»
10
Skeletal remains of 3 babies found in squalid home
BOSTON - A woman is facing serious charges after the skeletal remains of three babies were found in her squalid home, her lawyer said. Erika Murray, of ... «WRTV Indianapolis, Oct 14»

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