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plastron
plas·tron P0357400 (plăs′trən)n.1. A metal breastplate worn under a coat of mail.2. A quilted pad worn by fencers to protect the torso and side.3. A trimming on the front of a bodice.4. The front of a man's dress shirt.5. The front panel of the tunic of a uniform, usually of a different color than the rest.6. Zoology The ventral part of the shell of a turtle or tortoise.
[French, from Old French, from Old Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra, thin metal plate; see piaster.]
plas′tral (-trəl) adj.plastron (ˈplæstrən) n (Zoology) the bony plate forming the ventral part of the shell of a tortoise or turtle[C16: via French from Italian piastrone, from piastra breastplate, from Latin emplastrum plaster] ˈplastral adjplas•tron (ˈplæs trən)
n. 1. plate armor for the upper front part of the torso. 2. a quilted pad worn over part of the torso for protection while fencing. 3. an ornamental front piece of a woman's bodice. 4. the starched front of a shirt. 5. the ventral part of the shell of a turtle. [1500–10; < Middle French < Italian piastrone, augmentative of piastra metal plate, piaster. See plaster] plas′tral, adj. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | plastron - the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirtbodice - part of a dress above the waistshirtfront - the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront" | | 2. | plastron - the front of man's dress shirtdress shirt, evening shirt - a man's white shirt (with a starch front) for evening wear (usually with a tuxedo)shirtfront - the front of a shirt (usually the part not covered by a jacket); "he had spilled catsup on his shirtfront" | | 3. | plastron - a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mailbreastplate, egis, aegis - armor plate that protects the chest; the front part of a cuirass | | 4. | plastron - a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chestpad - a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort | | 5. | plastron - (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its undersideturtle - any of various aquatic and land reptiles having a bony shell and flipper-like limbs for swimmingexoskeleton - the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofszoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals |
Translations
plastron
plastron[′plas‚trän] (invertebrate zoology) The ventral plate of the cephalothorax of spiders. (vertebrate zoology) The ventral portion of the shell of tortoises and turtles. plastron
plas·tron (plas'tron), The sternum with costal cartilages attached. [Fr. a breastplate] plastron (plăs′trŏn) [Fr., breastplate] The sternum and attached cartilages.plastron - the film of air covering parts of the body in aquatic insects such as water beetles, which enables them to stay under water. The film acts as a gill since gas exchange takes place between the water and the air bubble (plastron respiration).
- the horny bridge connecting the sides of the carapace below the body of tortoises and turtles.
plastron
Words related to plastronnoun the ornamental front of a woman's bodice or shirtRelated Wordsnoun the front of man's dress shirtRelated Words- dress shirt
- evening shirt
- shirtfront
noun a metal breastplate that was worn under a coat of mailRelated Wordsnoun a large pad worn by a fencer to protect the chestRelated Wordsnoun (zoology) the part of a turtle's shell forming its undersideRelated Words- turtle
- exoskeleton
- zoological science
- zoology
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