Deltoid (delta-shaped) can refer to:
- The deltoid muscle, a muscle in the shoulder
- Kite (geometry), also known as a deltoid, a type of quadrilateral
- A deltoid curve, a three-sided hypocycloid
- A leaf shape
- The deltoid tuberosity, a part of the humerus
See also
- Delta, an article with related definitions. In Human anatomy, the deltoid muscle is the Muscle forming the rounded contour of the Shoulder. In Geometry a kite, or deltoid, is a Quadrilateral with two disjoint pairs of Congruent Adjacent sides in contrast In Geometry, a deltoid is a Hypocycloid of three Cusps A deltoid can be represented by the following parametric equations x=2a\cos(t+a\cos(2t In Geometry, a hypocycloid is a special Plane curve generated by the trace of a fixed point on a small Circle that rolls within a larger circle In Botany, the following terms are used to describe the shape of plant leaves: Acicular ( acicularis) Slender and pointed needle-like The deltoid tuberosity is the region on the shaft of the Humerus to which the the Deltoid muscle attaches The humerus is a Long bone in the Arm or Forelimb that runs from the Shoulder to the Elbow.
- John McPhee wrote a book titled The Deltoid Pumpkin Seed (1973) ISBN 0-374-51635-9. John Angus McPhee (born March 8, 1931) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning writer widely considered one of the pioneers of narrative nonfiction The AEREON 26 was an experimental aircraft developed to investigate Lifting body design with a view to using its shape to create hybrid designs part Airship
Dictionary
deltoid
-noun
- The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
- The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle.
-adjective
- In the shape of the upper case Greek letter delta Δ; triangular.
- Of, or connected with the deltoid muscle
- (botany, of leaves) Of a triangular or roughly triangular shape and attached to the stem via the side.
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