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Antonyms for fibula

Grammar : Noun
Spell : fib-yuh-luh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪb yə lə

Definition of fibula

Origin :
  • 1670s, "clasp, buckle, brooch;" 1706 as "smaller bone in the lower leg," from Latin fibula "clasp, brooch," related to figere "to fasten, fix" (see fix (v.)).
  • Used in reference to the outer leg bone as a loan-translation of Greek perone "small bone in the lower leg," originally "clasp, brooch; anything pointed for piercing or pinning;" the bone was so called because it resembles a clasp like a modern safety pin.
  • As in buckle : noun fastener with long pin
  • As in clasp : noun fastener; hold on something
Example sentences :
  • The fibula appears to be in the same condition as in the horse.
  • Extract from : « Little Masterpieces of Science: » by Various
  • But think of gradation, even now manifest, (Tibia and Fibula).
  • Extract from : « The Foundations of the Origin of Species » by Charles Darwin
  • In the bird, the fibula is small and its lower end diminishes to a point.
  • Extract from : « Lectures on Evolution » by Thomas Henry Huxley
  • That is a fibula, Cora, such as I saw in a museum in Norway.
  • Extract from : « Peak's Island » by Ford Paul
  • The first (a) is on a fibula from Etruria (fig. 190 of this paper).
  • Extract from : « The Swastika » by Thomas Wilson
  • The common site of fracture is the lower part of the tibia or fibula.
  • Extract from : « Scurvy Past and Present » by Alfred Fabian Hess
  • Rarely, the surcote is made with a "fente" at the throat, and fastened with a fibula.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe » by John Hewitt
  • The development of the fibula in general corresponds to that of the ulna.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The fibula may be well developed or quite vestigial or absent.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds
  • The tibia and fibula are always distinct and well developed.
  • Extract from : « The Vertebrate Skeleton » by Sidney H. Reynolds

Synonyms for fibula

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