skeleton

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈskɛlɪtən/ (General American) enPR: skĕˈ -lə-tən, skĕˈ -lət-n, IPA(key): /ˈskɛlətən/, [ˈskɛləʔn̩] Rhymes: -ɛlətən Hyphenation: skel‧e‧ton === Etymology 1 === From New Latin sceleton, from Ancient Greek σκελετόν (skeletón), the neuter of σκελετός (skeletós, “dried up, withered, dried body, parched, mummy”), from σκέλλω (skéllō, “dry, dry up, make dry, parch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelh₁- (“to parch, wither”); compare Ancient Greek σκληρός (sklērós, “hard”). ==== Alternative forms ==== sceleton (obsolete) ==== Noun ==== skeleton (plural skeletons or skeleta) (anatomy) The system that provides support to an organism, internal and made up of bones and cartilage in vertebrates, external in some other animals. An anthropomorphic representation of a skeleton. (figuratively) A very thin person. (figuratively) The central core of something that gives shape to the entire structure; an outline of a longer project. (architecture) A frame that provides support to a building or other construction. (computing, middleware) A client-helper procedure that communicates with a stub. Coordinate term: stub (geometry) The vertices and edges of a polyhedron, taken collectively. (category theory) A full subcategory of another category, consisting of one object from each isomorphism class in the original. (printing) A very thin form of light-faced type. (especially attributive) A minimum or bare essentials. (botany) The network of veins in a leaf. (idiomatic) Clipping of skeleton in the closet (“a shameful secret”). ===== Synonyms ===== (anatomy): ottomy (obsolete), skellington (nonstandard) (very thin person): see also Thesaurus:thin person (central core giving shape to something): backbone ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== skeleton (third-person singular simple present skeletons, present participle skeletoning, simple past and past participle skeletoned) (archaic) To reduce to a skeleton; to skin; to skeletonize. (archaic) To minimize. ==== See also ==== bone === Etymology 2 === The etymology of the term is disputed between two versions. From the sled used, which originally was a bare frame, like a skeleton. From Norwegian kjaelke (a type of ice sled) through a bad anglicization as "skele". ==== Noun ==== skeleton (countable and uncountable, plural skeletons) (sports, uncountable) A type of tobogganing in which competitors lie face down, and descend head first. Synonyms: skeleton tobogganing, skeleton sliding Coordinate terms: luge, bobsled (countable) The form of toboggan used in this sport. ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === skeleton on Wikipedia.Wikipedia skeleton (sport) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia skeleton (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /skeˈleton/ Rhymes: -eton Syllabification: ske‧le‧ton === Noun === skeleton accusative singular of skeleto == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ske.le.tɔ̃/ === Noun === skeleton m (uncountable) skeleton (winter sport) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “skeleton” in Cordial. “skeleton” in L’Internaute. “skeleton” in Le Dictionnaire. “skeleton”, in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse “skeleton” in Dico en ligne Le Robert. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English skeleton. === Noun === skeleton m (uncountable) skeleton (type of tobogganing) ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “skeleton”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026