navicular
adjective
na·vic·u·lar
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Definition of navicular
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: shaped like a boat
a navicular bone
2
: of, relating to, or involving a navicular bone
navicular disease
navicular
nounDefinition of navicular (Entry 2 of 2)
: a navicular bone:
a
: one situated on the big-toe side of the tarsus in humans
— called also scaphoid
b
: scaphoid sense 2
c
: one situated in the hoof of a horse behind the coffin bone
Examples of navicular in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
Gray also suffered a left foot navicular stress fracture during his third start in 2017. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Rockies’ Sam Hilliard brings promise of speed and power. Can he deliver?," 30 Aug. 2019 Bol had surgery on his navicular bone in his left foot, an injury that doesn’t exactly have the best track record in regard to seven footers getting the injury, with multiple needing more than one procedure to fix the issue. — Sean Meagher | The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive.com, "NBA mock drafts 2019: Where will Oregon Ducks Bol Bol and Louis King land?," 20 June 2019 Bol's college career was cut short in January after fracturing the navicular bone in his left foot. — Emily Caron, SI.com, "Bol Bol Wants to 'Prove Everyone Wrong' After Slipping Into Second Round," 21 June 2019 The Red Stars report includes Vanessa DiBernardo (stress fracture pelvis), Stephanie McCaffrey (illness), Casey Short (right ankle sprain) and Rosie White (right and left navicular fracture) all listed as out. — Iliana Limón Romero, Pro Soccer USA, "Alex Morgan, Ashlyn Harris are questionable for Orlando Pride match at Chicago Red Stars," 1 May 2018 But Sellers’s college career was cut short her senior year because of a navicular stress fracture in her foot. — Owen Pence, BostonGlobe.com, "From also-ran to Boston runner-up: Sarah Sellers shocks field in just her second marathon," 16 Apr. 2018 The shoe’s got to fit right here, over the navicular bone. — James B. Stewart, The New Yorker, "When Your Shoes are Made of Wood Pulp," 14 Mar. 2018 The Heat released a statement Tuesday evening sharing the details of Waiters’ surgery and a preexisting navicular bone fracture was also repaired. — Manny Navarro, miamiherald, "Heat release details of Dion Waiters’ surgery, say he will miss remainder of season | Miami Herald," 23 Jan. 2018 Pelluer broke the navicular bone on his left foot – that’s the bone on the inner side of the foot just above the arch and the injury will require surgery. — Stefanie Loh, The Seattle Times, "WSU middle linebacker Peyton Pelluer out for the season with broken foot," 18 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'navicular.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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navicular
noun
na·vic·u·lar
| \ nə-ˈvik-yə-lər
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variants:
or
Medical Definition of navicular
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a boat-shaped bone:
a
: the one of the seven tarsal bones of the human foot that is situated on the big-toe side between the talus and the cuneiform bones
— called also scaphoid
b
: scaphoid sense 2
c
: a small bone enclosed within the hoof of the horse behind the junction of the coffin bone and short pastern bone
navicular
adjectiveMedical Definition of navicular (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: resembling or having the shape of a boat
navicular cells
2
: of, relating to, or involving a navicular bone
navicular fractures