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Tibia - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Tibia : (noun)
1: the inner and thicker of the two bones of the human leg
between the knee and ankle [syn: shinbone, shin]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Tibia : \Tib"i*a\, n.; pl. Tibi[ae]. [L.]
1. (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of
the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See
Illust. under Coleoptera, and under Hexapoda.
3. (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind,
originally made of the leg bone of an animal.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Tibia : Tibia: The larger of the two bones in the leg (the smaller one being the fibula). The tibia is familiarly known as the shinbone.
"Tibia" is a Latin word meaning both shinbone and flute. It is thought that "tibia" refers to both the bone and the musical instrument because flutes were once fashioned from the tibia (of animals).
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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