hipbone

American  

[hip-bohn] / ˈhɪpˌboʊn /

noun

1. innominate bone.

2. the ilium.

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hipbone British  

/ ˈhɪpˌbəʊn /

noun

1. the nontechnical name for innominate bone

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hipbone Scientific  

/ hĭp′bōn′ /

1. Either of two large, flat bones, each forming one of the outer borders of the pelvis in mammals and consisting of the fused ilium, ischium, and pubis.

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Etymology

Origin of hipbone

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at hip ¹, bone

Example Sentences

“I can’t pinpoint exactly what’s preventing you, but I think it feels like it’s something about your arm length, and where your hipbone is,” she said.

From Slate • May 6, 2023

An example is the hipbone of a dolphin, or remnants of limbs in legless lizards.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Meanwhile, those who kept both feet flat on the floor actually lost hipbone density in just four months.

From US News • Jul. 24, 2015

My aunt’s kidney, three times my age, was nestled above my hipbone.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2014

He tuned the sails to tighten the curve, stood again with his hip cocked, feeling the boat vibrate through the wood of the tiller into his hand and against his hipbone, and sailed.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen