condyle

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French condyle, from Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, knuckle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɒndɪl/, /ˈkɒndaɪl/

Noun[edit]

condyle (plural condyles)

  1. (anatomy) A smooth prominence on a bone where it forms a joint with another bone.
    • 1927, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, Norton, published 2005, page 1717:
      “It's the upper condyle of a human femur,” said I.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin condylus, from Ancient Greek κόνδυλος (kóndulos, knuckle).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kɔ̃.dil/
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Noun[edit]

condyle m (plural condyles)

  1. condyle

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Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

condyle

  1. vocative singular of condylus