Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Relating to or near the shoulder blade: Describes anything pertaining to or located in the area of the scapula, the flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder.

2. Noun:

   • A garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit: A specific item of religious clothing, typically worn by some Christian monastics.
   • A feather covering the shoulder of a bird: In ornithology, refers to the group of feathers that cover the shoulder region of a bird's wing.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The patient complained of scapular pain after the injury.
  • The scapular muscles are important for arm movement.

• Noun (Garment):

  • The monk's simple habit included a brown scapular.
  • She wore a devotional scapular under her clothes.

• Noun (Bird Anatomy):

  • The bird's bright blue scapular feathers were clearly visible.
  • Ornithologists study the color patterns of the scapular.

Advanced Usage

• "Scapular region": The anatomical area of the back containing the shoulder blade.

  • The massage focused on the tense scapular region.

• "Scapular wing": A term sometimes used in ornithology to describe the part of the wing covered by scapular feathers.

  • The injury affected the bird's scapular wing.

Variants and Related Words

• Scapula (n): The technical anatomical term for the shoulder blade bone.

  • The scapula connects the humerus to the clavicle.

• Scapulary (n): An alternate, less common spelling for the noun form meaning the monastic garment.

  • The historical text mentioned a woolen scapulary.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Shoulder-blade (informal), suprascapular (more specific, anatomical).
• Noun (Garment): Shoulder cape, monastic cloak.
• Noun (Feather): Shoulder feather, tergal feather (technical).

Related Phrases

• "To wear the scapular": An idiom meaning to be a member of a particular religious order or devotion that uses this garment.

  • He has worn the scapular of that order for decades.

• "Scapular notch": An anatomical phrase referring to a specific indentation on the scapula bone.

  • The nerve passes through the scapular notch.

Adjective

1. relating to or near the shoulder blade

Noun

1. garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit
2. a feather covering the shoulder of a bird