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Dentoid vs Deltoid - What's the difference?

dentoid | deltoid |

As adjectives the difference between dentoid and deltoid

is that dentoid is shaped like a tooth while deltoid is in the shape of the upper case greek letter delta ; triangular.

As a noun deltoid is

the deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.

dentoid

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Shaped like a tooth.
    • (Webster 1913)

    deltoid

    English

    (wikipedia deltoid)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The deltoid muscle, a triangular muscle on the human shoulder.
  • The deltoid ligament, a triangular ligament on the human ankle.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • In the shape of the upper case Greek letter delta ; triangular.
  • Of, or connected with the
  • (botany, of leaves) Of a triangular or roughly triangular shape and attached to the stem via the side.

    • Derived terms

    * obdeltoid * delt / delts * deltoid muscle / deltoid muscles