intercostal

== English == === Etymology === From inter- +‎ costal. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.təˈkɒs.təl/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈkɔ.stəl/ Rhymes: -ɒstəl === Adjective === intercostal (not comparable) (anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person. Coordinate terms: extracostal, infracostal, intracostal, subcostal, supracostal (nautical) Between the ribs of a boat. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === intercostal (plural intercostals) (anatomy) Any of the intercostal muscles. Synonym: intercostalis (anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal. (nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat. ==== Related terms ==== entrecôte ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === trilactones == Catalan == === Etymology === From inter- +‎ costal. === Adjective === intercostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intercostals) (anatomy) intercostal === Further reading === “intercostal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “intercostal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “intercostal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “intercostal” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == French == === Etymology === From inter- +‎ costal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔs.tal/ === Adjective === intercostal (feminine intercostale, masculine plural intercostaux, feminine plural intercostales) intercostal ==== Related terms ==== entrecôte === Further reading === “intercostal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French intercostal. === Adjective === intercostal m or n (feminine singular intercostală, masculine plural intercostali, feminine/neuter plural intercostale) intercostal ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === From inter- +‎ costal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /inteɾkosˈtal/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.kosˈt̪al] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: in‧ter‧cos‧tal === Adjective === intercostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intercostales) (anatomy) intercostal === Noun === intercostal m (plural intercostales) (anatomy) intercostal ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “intercostal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025