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Definition: Acromion |
AcromionNoun1. The outermost point of the spine of the shoulder blade. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Acromion \A*cro"mi*on\, noun. [expression of Greek origin; 'a`kros extreme shoulder: compare to the French expression acromion.]. (Websters 1913) |
"Acromion" is a common misspelling or typo for: accordion, accretion, acrimony. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | The lateral extension of the spine of the scapula and the highest point of the shoulder. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: Acromion |
| English words defined with "acromion": Acromial ♦ Metacromion. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "acromion": Acromioclavicular Joint. (references) |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
acromion | 22 |
acromion impingement shoulder | 6 |
acromion ii type | 3 |
acromion process | 3 |
acromion fracture shoulder | 2 |
acromion hooked | 2 |
acromion iii type | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "acromion"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
Danish | acromion, skulderhoejden. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Dutch | acromion. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
French | acromion. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
German | Akromion, Acromion, Schulterspitze, Schulterhoehe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Greek | ακρώμιο. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Italian | acromion. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | acromionay acrómio. (various references) acromion. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "acromion": acromions. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "acromion" (pronounced 'A*cro"mi*on'): Abacination, Abaction, Abaddon, Abalienation, Abarticulation, Abbreviation, Abdication, Abduction, Aberration, Abevacuation, Abirritation, Abjection, Abjudication, Abjuration, Ablactation, Ablaqueation, Ablation, Ablegation, Abligurition, Ablution, Abluvion, Abnegation, Abnodation, Abolition, Abomination, Aboon, Abortion, Abrasion, Abreaction, Abrenunciation, Abreption, Abrogation, Abruption, Abscession, Abscision, Abscission, Absentation, Absolution, Absorbition, Absorption, Abstention, Abstersion, Abstraction, Abstrusion, Absumption, Abusion, Abutilon, Accension, Accentuation, Acceptation, Acceptilation, Acception, Accession, Acclimatation, Acclimation, Acclimatization, Accombination, Accommodation, Accordion, Accreditation, Accrementition, Accretion, Accubation, Accusation, Acervation, Acetification, Acheron, Achromatization, Acidification, Acotyledon, Acquisition, Acton, Actualization, Actuation, Acuation, Acuition, Acumination, Acupuncturation, Acutorsion, Adaptation, Adaption, Addiction, Addition, Addression, Adduction, Ademption, Adeption, Adequation, Adfiliation, Adfluxion, Adhesion, Adhibition, Adhortation, Adipoceration, Adjection, Adjudication, Adjunction, Adjuration, Adlegation, Adlocution, Admensuration, Administration, Admiration, Admission, Admixtion, Admonition, Admortization, Adnation, Adoption, Adoration, Adornation, Adosculation, Adrogation, Adsignification, Adulation, Adulteration, Adumbration, Adunation, Adustion, Adversion, Advocation, Advolution, Advowson, Aerification, AEstivation, Affectation, Affection, Affiliation, Affirmation, Affixion, Afflation, Affliction, Affluxion, Afforestation, Affriction, Affusion, Afternoon, Aftersensation, Aggeneration, Aggeration, Agglomeration, Agglutination, Aggrandization, Aggravation, Aggregation, Aggression, Agitation, Aglutition, Agnation, Agnition, Agnomination, Agon, Agricolation, Aileron, Aketon, Alation, Albication, Albification, Albion, Alcoholization, Alcyon, Alienation, Alimentation, Alkalization, Allectation, Allegation, Allegorization, Allerion, Alleviation, Alligation, Allision, Alliteration, Allocation, Allocution, Allusion, Alluvion, Almendron, Alteration, Altercation, Alutation, Amalgamation, Amazon, Amblygon, Ambon, Ambulation, Ambustion, Amelioration, Americanization, Amission, Amnion, Amolition, Amortization, Amotion, Amplexation, Ampliation, Amplification, Amputation, Anacoluthon, Anaesthetization, Analogon, Analyzation, Anathematization, Anatomization, Andiron, Andron, Andropogon, Angariation, Anglicization, Angulation, Angustation, Anhelation, Animadversion, Animalization, Animation, Anion, Annexation, Annexion, Annihilation, Annomination, Annotation, Annulation, Annumeration, Annunciation, Anodon, Anon, Antecommunion, Anteflexion, Anteposition, Anteversion, Anthelion, Anthemion, Antiattrition, Antichthon, Anticipation, Antifriction, Antilibration, Antimason, Antimonsoon, Antiphon, Antiquation, Antistrophon, Antivaccination, Antivivisection, Ant-lion, Antrustion, Apastron, Apertion, Aphelion, Apocopation, Apollyon, Apostemation, Apparition, Appellation, Appendication, Appension, Apperception, Appetition, Application, Apportion, Apposition, Apprecation, Appreciation, Apprehension, Approbation, Appropinquation, Appropriation, Approximation, Appulsion, Aprication, Apron, Aquilon, Aration, Arbitration, Arborization, Archdeacon, Archenteron, Archon, Arctation, Arcuation, Arefaction, Arenation, Areolation, Argentation, Argumentation, Argutation, Arietation, Ariolation, Aromatization, Arrentation, Arreption, Arrestation, Arrogation, Arrosion, Arson, Arterialization, Articulation, Ascension, Ascription, Asexualization, Aspection, Asperation, Aspersion, Asphyxiation, Aspiration, Asportation, Assassination, Assastion, Assecuration, Assecution, Assentation, assertion, Assession, Asseveration, Assibilation, Assignation, Assimulation, Association, Assuefaction, Assumption, Asterion, Astipulation, Astriction, Astrophyton, Aswoon, Asyndeton, -ation, Atmolyzation, Atomization, Attemperation, Attention, Attenuation, Atterration, Attestation, Attrectation, Attribution, Attrition, Aucupation, Audition, Augmentation, Auguration, Aurigation, Auscultation, Authorization, Autochthon, Autofecundation, Auto-infection, Auto-inoculation, Auto-intoxication, automaton, Autosuggestion, Autotoxication, Averruncation, Aversation, Aversion, Aviation, Avision, Avocation, Avolation, Avulsion, Baboon, Backwardation, Bacon, Badminton, Balcon, Ballotation, Balneation, Balsamation, Bandon, Bannition, Baptization, Barbiton, Barcon, baron, Barracoon, Barton, Basilicon, Basion, Bason, Bassoon, Bastion, Baston, Baton, Batoon, Batton, Beakiron, Beatification, Bellerophon, Bellon, Benediction, Benefaction, Benison, B'eton, Bifurcation, Bilection, Biliation, Billon, Bilocation, Bion, Bipartition, Bisection. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-i-m-n-o-o-r" | |
-1 letter: amorino, minorca, moronic, omicron. | |
-2 letters: anomic, camion, corona, macron, manioc, maroon, micron, morion, oomiac, racoon, romano. | |
-3 letters: acorn, amino, amnic, amnio, cairn, carom, coria, croon, inarm, macon, macro, manic, manor, micra, micro, minor, moira, moron, narco, naric, nomoi, noria, orcin, racon, roman. | |
-4 letters: airn, amin, amir, arco, cain, carn, ciao, cion, coin, coir, coma, coni, coon, corm, corn, cram, icon, inro, iron, main, mair, mano, marc, mica, mina, moan, mono, moon, moor, mora, morn, naoi, narc, noir, noma, nori, norm, orca, rain, rami, rani, roam, roan, room. | |
-5 letters: aim, ain, air, ami, ani, arc, arm, cam, can, car, con, coo, cor, ion, mac, man, mar, mir, moa, moc, mon, moo, mor, nam, nim, nom, noo, nor, oar, oca, ora, orc, ram, ran, ria, rim, rin, roc, rom. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-i-m-n-o-o-r" | |
+1 letter: acromions, aeronomic, agronomic. | |
+2 letters: astronomic, comparison, craniotomy, microtonal, monocarpic, monocratic. | |
+3 letters: acrimonious, aeronomical, axonometric, carpogonium, coenamoring, combinatory, comminatory, comparisons, embrocation, gastronomic, monocracies, monogastric, monographic, moronically, motorcading, nomographic, nonaromatic, nonharmonic, nonorgasmic, oneiromancy, phonogramic, trichomonad, trichomonal. | |
+4 letters: actinomorphy, astronomical, cochairwoman, cochairwomen, communicator, compurgation, confirmation, confirmatory, conformation, contaminator, craniotomies, embrocations, metronomical, microanatomy, microtonally, mitochondria, monodramatic, nonmicrobial, paronomastic, phonogrammic, postromantic, proclamation, trichomonads. | |
+5 letters: acrimoniously, actinomorphic, agronomically, anisometropic, carcinomatous, cholangiogram, chromonematic, combinatorial, combinatorics, commemorating, commemoration, commiseration, communicators, communicatory, compressional, compurgations, confirmations, conformations, conglomeratic, contaminators, ergonomically, gastronomical, macroeconomic, macroglobulin, microorganism, microplankton, microtonality, mitochondrial, monoaminergic, monochromatic, monogrammatic, mortification, neuroanatomic, noncommercial, nondemocratic, numerological, oneiromancies, overdominance, pococurantism, proclamations, recombination, recompilation, recomputation, triamcinolone. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 63 72 6F 6D 69 6F 6E |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- -.-. .-. --- -- .. --- -. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100011 01110010 01101111 01101101 01101001 01101111 01101110 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A c r o m i o n |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0063 0072 006F 006D 0069 006F 006E |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3569848179758180 |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Expressions: Internet 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Derivations 6. Rhymes 7. Anagrams 8. Orthography | 9. Bibliography |
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