Dictionary

trapezius en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tɹəˈpiːziəs/

Etymology

Unknown but likely derived from Ancient Greek τράπεζα (trápeza).

Meanings

1. A large vertebrate skeletal muscle divided into an ascending, descending, and transverse portion, attaching the neck and central spine to the outer extremity of the scapula; it functions in scapular elevation, adduction, and depression.
   • The trapezius muscle resembles a trapezium (trapezoid in American English), or diamond-shaped quadrilateral. The word "spinotrapezius" refers to the human trapezius, although it is not commonly used in modern texts. In other mammals, it refers to a portion of the analogous muscle.

Forms

Deriveds

trap · trapezial

Relateds

trapezoid · trapezium

Synonyms

trapezius muscle

Translations (15)

pl mięsień czworoboczny (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · bg голям трапецовиден мускул (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · fi epäkäslihas (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · it trapezio (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · tr trapez kası (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · es músculo trapecio (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · cmn 斜方肌 (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · mi ua pākau (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · es trapecio (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · mi ua paemanu (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · fi epäkäs (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · arz ترابيس (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · ar شِبْه اَلْمُنْحَرِفَة (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · ja 僧帽筋 (large vertebrate skeletal muscle) · fr muscle trapèze (large vertebrate skeletal muscle)