pectoral

English Thesaurus

1. an adornment worn on the chest or breast (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	adornment,
definition	:	a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness (noun.artifact)

2. either of two large muscles of the chest (noun.body)

hypernym	:	skeletal muscle, striated muscle,
definition	:	a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes (noun.body)

hyponym	:	greater pectoral muscle, musculus pectoralis major, pectoralis major,
definition	:	a skeletal muscle that adducts and rotates the arm (noun.body)

hyponym	:	musculus pectoralis minor, pectoralis minor, smaller pectoral muscle,
definition	:	a skeletal muscle that draws down the scapula or raises the ribs (noun.body)

part meronym	:	chest, pectus, thorax,
definition	:	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)

3. an adornment worn on the chest or breast (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	pectoral, thoracic, pectoral, thoracic,
definition	:	of or relating to the chest or thorax (adj.pert)

4. of or relating to the chest or thorax (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	chest, pectus, thorax,
definition	:	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)

derivation	:	pectoral, pectoral medallion,
definition	:	an adornment worn on the chest or breast (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis,
definition	:	either of two large muscles of the chest (noun.body)

5. an adornment worn on the chest or breast (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	pectoral, thoracic, pectoral, thoracic,
definition	:	of or relating to the chest or thorax (adj.pert)

6. of or relating to the chest or thorax (adj.pert)

pertainym	:	chest, pectus, thorax,
definition	:	the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates (noun.body)

derivation	:	pectoral, pectoral medallion,
definition	:	an adornment worn on the chest or breast (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	musculus pectoralis, pecs, pectoral, pectoral muscle, pectoralis,
definition	:	either of two large muscles of the chest (noun.body)