pectoral

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectorālis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛkˈtɔɹəl/

Adjective

pectoral (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest.

   the pectoral muscles

   • 1985, Stephen Marley, Managra, p 14:

     Clad in red robes and a gold pectoral cross, Agostini finally lowered his gaze as he crossed the marble floor.

   • 1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy:

     ... footballers, fashionable Counsel, corrupt parliamentarians, glistening Under Secretaries from helpful Whitehall Ministries, Greek shipowners, cockney hairdressers, unlisted maharajahs, drunk magistrates, venal mayors, ruling princes of countries that have ceased to exist, prelates in suède boots and pectoral crosses...

2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs.
   • 1852, Theophilus Thompson, Annals of Influenza Or Epidemic Catarrhal Fever in Great Britain from 1510 to 1837 (page 107)

     But, in general, a few days' confinement, abstinence from flesh meat, and frequent sippings of some tepid pectoral drink, sufficed for the cure.

3. (zoology) Having the breast conspicuously colored.

   the pectoral sandpiper

Translations

of or pertaining to the breast or chest

• Arabic: صَدْرِيّ (ar) (ṣadriyy)

  Egyptian Arabic: صدري m (ṣadri), صدرية f (ṣadreya)

• Belarusian: грудны́ (hrudný)
• Bulgarian: гръ̀ден (grǎ̀den)
• Catalan: pectoral (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胸的 (zh) (xiōng de)

• Czech: prsní (cs), hrudní (cs)
• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: rinta- (fi); pektoraalinen
• French: pectoral (fr)
• German: pektoral (de), Brust- (de)
• Ido: pektorala (io)
• Irish: uchtach
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: pectorale
• Latin: pectorālis
• Macedonian: граден (graden)
• Polish: piersiowy (pl)
• Romanian: pectoral (ro)
• Russian: грудно́й (ru) (grudnój), пектора́льный (pektorálʹnyj) (medical term)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: пр̀снӣ, гру̑днӣ

  Roman: pr̀snī (sh), grȗdnī (sh)

• Slovak: prsný, hrudný (sk)
• Slovene: prsen
• Spanish: pectoral
• Tagalog: pandibdib
• Ukrainian: грудни́й (hrudnýj)

Noun

pectoral (plural pectorals)

1. A pectoral fin.
2. Protective armor for a horse's breast.
   • 1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 30:

     The Poitrinal, Pectoral, or Breast Plate was formed of plates of metal rivetted together, which covered the breast and shoulders of the horse, it was commonly adorned with foliage, or other ornaments engraved or embossed.

3. A covering or protection for the breast.
4. A breastplate, especially that worn by the Jewish high priest.
5. (ecclesiastical) A clasp, cross, or ornamental square of cloth etc. worn upon the breast.
6. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially the lungs.

Derived terms

• pec
• pectoral cross
• pectoral arch
• pectoral girdle

• pectoral fin
• pectoral muscle
• pectoral rail
• pectoral sandpiper
• prepectoral

See also

• pectoral on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Template:Wikisource1911Enc Citation

Anagrams

• cartpole

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectorālis. Doublet of pitral.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pək.tuˈɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pək.toˈɾal]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pek.toˈɾal]

Adjective

pectoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural pectorals)

1. pectoral (of or pertaining to the breast or chest)

Further reading

• “pectoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectorālis. Doublet of poitrail.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛk.tɔ.ʁal/

Noun

pectoral m (plural pectoraux)

1. (anatomy) pectoral

Adjective

pectoral (feminine pectorale, masculine plural pectoraux, feminine plural pectorales)

1. (anatomy) pectoral

Further reading

• “pectoral”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectorālis. Doublet of the inherited petral and pretal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peɡtoˈɾal/ [peɣ̞.t̪oˈɾal]

Adjective

pectoral m or f (masculine and feminine plural pectorales)

1. pectoral (of or pertaining to the breast or chest)

Related terms

• pecho

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001