Definition of Deltaid
Del"toid (?), a. [Gr.
deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta the name of
the letter Δ + e'i^dos form: cf. F.
deltoïde. See Delta.] Shaped like the Greek
Δ (delta); delta-shaped; triangular.
Deltoid leaf (Bot.), a leaf in the
form of a triangle with the stem inserted at the middle of the
base. -- Deltoid muscle (Anat.), a
triangular muscle in the shoulder which serves to move the arm
directly upward.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
- In the shape of the upper case Greek letter delta Δ. Triangular.
- Of, or connected with the deltoid muscle
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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