English Dictionary

acetabulum

/ˌæs.ɪˈtæb.jʊl.əm/

noun

(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur. / (zoology) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.

The acetabulum is a cup-shaped socket in the hip bone that forms the hip joint.

意味（1）

(anatomy) The bony cup of the pelvis which receives the head of the femur.

意味（2）

(zoology) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted at its articulation with the body.

意味（3）

(zoology) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related animals.

意味（4）

(zoology) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.

意味（5）

(zoology) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating animals.

意味（6）

(historical, Ancient Rome) A vinegar cup.

意味（7）

(historical, Ancient Rome) The socket of the hipbone.

意味（8）

(historical, Ancient Rome) A measure of about one eighth of a pint.