fishbone

Thân thiện

A cook carefully removes a fishbone from a salmon fillet.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bone from a fish: A rigid skeletal structure found in the body of a fish. It is typically thin, sharp, and can be a hazard if accidentally swallowed.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Be careful when you eat the salmon; it's full of small fishbones.
  • The chef expertly removed the fishbone from the fillet before serving it.
  • He choked on a tiny fishbone during dinner.

Advanced Usage

• "Fishbone diagram": Also known as an Ishikawa or cause-and-effect diagram, it is a tool used for identifying the root causes of a problem. The name comes from its shape, which resembles the skeleton of a fish.
  • The team used a fishbone diagram to analyze the reasons for the production delay.

Variants and Related Words

• Fishbone is typically used as a compound noun. The plural form is fishbones.
• Related Compound Words:
  • Fishbone stitch: A decorative embroidery stitch that creates a pattern resembling a fish skeleton.
  • Fishbone pattern: Any arrangement of lines or objects that resembles the structure of a fishbone.

Synonyms

• Fish bone (two words, same meaning)
• Piscine bone (formal, technical)

Notes on Different Meanings

• The primary and most common meaning is the literal bone from a fish.
• In business, engineering, or quality management contexts, "fishbone" almost exclusively refers to the fishbone diagram methodology.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a bone of a fish