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

Even so, I felt the unrelenting pressure of my hipbone against hardwood.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2016

For years after, when she'd wake up, she'd reach down and feel her hipbone to make sure she was still thin.

From US News • Apr. 29, 2015

Lateral to this is the roughened auricular surface, which joins with the ilium portion of the hipbone to form the immobile sacroiliac joints of the pelvis.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

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