1.
[syn: deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Deltoid \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta
the name of the letter [Delta] + e'i^dos form: cf. F.
delto["i]de. See Delta.]
1. Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta-shaped;
triangular.
[1913 Webster]
Deltoid leaf (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with
the stem inserted at the middle of the base.
Deltoid muscle (Anat.), a large triangular muscle covering
the shoulder joint, which serves to raise the arm directly
upward.
[1913 Webster]
2. of or pertaining to the deltoid muscle.
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
deltoid muscle
n 1: a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and
serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm
[syn: deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus]