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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
deltoid /ˈdɛltɔɪd/

▶adjective technical

1 triangular.

2 denoting a thick triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and used for raising the arm away from the body.

▶noun a deltoid muscle, or one of the three parts of a deltoid muscle.

– origin C18: from Fr. deltoïde, or via mod. L. from Gk deltoeidēs.

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