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# scapula

noun (a scapula, scapulae or scapulas)

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

## Everyday

The scapula is the shoulder blade, a flat triangle-shaped bone at the top of your back. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scapula/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science lessons about the skeleton, the scapula joins the arm bone (humerus) to the collarbone (clavicle). Phrases: shoulder blade.

### Examples

- The scapula is also called the shoulder blade. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scapula/#x1)
- Your scapula moves when you lift your arm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scapula/#x2)
- We found the scapula on the skeleton model. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scapula/#x3)
- He broke his scapula falling off his bike. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scapula/#x4)
- The scapula is flat and triangle-shaped. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scapula/#x5)
- Muscles attach to the scapula. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/scapula/#x6)

### Note

Plural: scapulae (Latin) or scapulas. Say SKAP-yoo-luh.

## On Mova

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