Definitions for thenar

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thenar the·nar

Spelling: [thee-nahr]

IPA: /ˈθi nɑr/

Thenar is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 144 anagrams from letters in thenar (aehnrt).

Definitions for thenar

noun

1. the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
2. the fleshy prominence or ball of muscle at the base of the thumb.

adjective

1. of or relating to the thenar.

Origin of thenar

1665-75; New Latin Greek thénar palm of hand or sole of foot

Examples for thenar

In the ox and the horse we meet with no vestige of the muscles of the thenar or hypothenar eminences.