TIBIA
What does "TIBIA" mean?
The inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg, between the knee and the ankle.
Meanings
- The shinbone; the thick inner bone of the lower leg in humans and other vertebrates. She fractured her tibia in the skiing accident and needed a metal pin. technical
- In insects and other arthropods, the fourth segment of the leg, between the femur and the tarsus. Grasshoppers have rows of tiny spines along the tibia of each hind leg. technical
- An ancient Roman wind instrument resembling a flute or pipe. Performers played the tibia to accompany Roman stage comedies. archaic
Did you know?
- The tibia is the second-longest bone you own; only the femur, the thigh bone above it, beats it for length.
- Romans used one word, 'tibia', for the shinbone and the flute - because their early flutes were literally carved from animal leg bones.
Word origin
From Latin 'tibia', meaning both 'shinbone' and 'pipe/flute' - early Roman pipes were made from the leg bones of animals, so one word served both.
Remember it
TIBIA = 'The Inner Bone In your Ankle-to-knee' - the big inner shin bone.
A little poem
Shin against the chair-
one bone the Romans turned to
flute now sings in pain.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why was the tibia so musical? Its ancestors were flutes.
What it teaches
The thing built to bear weight is also the first thing to sing when it breaks.
Quick facts
What does TIBIA mean?
The inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg, between the knee and the ankle.
Is TIBIA a valid word?
Yes — TIBIA is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TIBIA?
TIBIA has 5 letters and 3 syllables.
Where does TIBIA come from?
From Latin 'tibia', meaning both 'shinbone' and 'pipe/flute' - early Roman pipes were made from the leg bones of animals, so one word served both.
What can TIBIA teach us?
The thing built to bear weight is also the first thing to sing when it breaks.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.