tuberosity

Noun

Meaning

The state of being tuberous.

An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

eminence projection prominence bunch bulge salient lump bump boldness tubercle convexity appendage bulging nodule protrusion
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Antonyms

valley dimple basin still little depression
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Hypernyms

process outgrowth appendage

Hyponyms

deltoid eminence deltoid tuberosity

Phrases with the word

facial tuberosity olecranon tuberosity radial tuberosity tibial tuberosity

Derivatives

tuberosities

Examples

That monstrous tuberosity of civilized life, the capital of England. Thomas Carlyle

The anterior and posterior regions of the knee extend from the proximal regions down to the level of the tuberosity of the tibia. Source: Internet

The biceps femoris has two heads: The long head has its origin on the ischial tuberosity together with the semitendinosus and acts on two joints. Source: Internet

The gluteus maximus has its origin between (and around) the iliac crest and the coccyx from where one part radiates into the iliotibial tract and the other stretches down to the gluteal tuberosity under the greater trochanter. Source: Internet

The brevis is attached on the lateral side to the tuberosity of the fifth metatarsal. Source: Internet

Furthermore, the part inserted into the fascia latae abducts and the part inserted into the gluteal tuberosity adducts the hip. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tuberose tuberoside tuberositas tuberosphere tuberous tuberous begonia