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# clavicle

noun (a clavicle, clavicles)

«clavicle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(science) The collarbone: the long, thin bone between the top of the breastbone and the shoulder; you have one on each side. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clavicle/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons on the skeleton it is one of the named bones. In sport and safety, a broken collarbone is a common injury from falling off a bike or horse onto an outstretched arm. It tells the reader about the bone at the front of the shoulder.

### Examples

- The clavicle is also called the collarbone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clavicle/#x1)
- She broke her clavicle when she fell off her bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clavicle/#x2)
- You can feel your clavicle just below your neck. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clavicle/#x3)
- We labelled the clavicle on our skeleton diagram. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clavicle/#x4)
- Each person has two clavicles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clavicle/#x5)
- A broken clavicle usually heals in a sling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clavicle/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a clavicle, clavicles. Say «KLAV-ik-ul». Everyday word: collarbone. In Latin «clavicula» means «little key», because of its shape.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «clavicle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/clavicle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«clavicle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clavicle.html) on Mova free.