intercostal
French, adjective/ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔs.tal/
intercostal is a French adjective meaning “intercostal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est entre les côtes”.
What does intercostal mean in English?
adjective
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intercostal
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est entre les côtes. 2. Dont le siège est dans la région des côtes.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of intercostal
- intercostale feminine
- intercostaux masculine plural
- intercostales feminine plural
- inter-costal
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce intercostal?
- /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔs.tal/
- \ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔs.tal\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is intercostal in French?
intercostal appears about once in every 13 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).