Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- In anatomy: Pertaining to the ribs or the side of the body: as, costal nerves.
- Bearing ribs; costiferous: applied to those vertebræ which bear ribs, and to that part of the sternum to which ribs are attached.
- In entomology, pertaining to the costa or anterior edge of an insect's wing; situated on or near the costa.
- In botany, pertaining to the costa or midrib of a leaf or frond.
- Certain parts of the sternum with which the ribs articulate. They are very prominent in passerine birds. See cut under carinate.
- n. In the articulate crinoids, the lateral plates of the calyx, often fused together.
- n. One of the bony plates borne upon and fusing with the external face of the ribs to form the greater portion of the carapace in turtles. These plates are lacking in the lyre-turtle, Sphargis, and certain related extinct forms. See cut under
carapace . Also calledpleuralia .
Wiktionary
- adj. Pertaining to a rib.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body.
- adj. (Bot. & Zoöl.) Relating to a costa, or rib.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. of or relating to or near a rib
Examples
“In women the action of the ribs as they rise and fall, is emphasized more than in men, and this we call costal breathing.”
“They actually have Toro, and several other that I have only seen in DC or other "costal" towns that can get it easily.”
“For example, areas where pinnipeds seals and sea lions have pupping grounds, and often costal points outside of kelp beds, are "hot spots" off California, says Professor Cailliet.”
“However, I think it is best just to forget them entirely and focus on the real issue of whether or not there is likely to be a rise in sea levels or hurricane intensity and what this will do to the costal poor.”
Climate Preferences: Seek Life, Seek Heat, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty
“Probably the last time I was there was in the late 70's to drive through the mountains to get to Xalapa, supposedly to avoid the "terrible" pot holed costal roads just to find blind curved pot holed nearly vertical ones.”
“In San Cristobal de las Casas you can buy them by the costal full at the market as the indigenous use them in the churches as carpet.”
“Bolivia and Ecuador are also threatened by glacier melt and Colombia's costal and riverside cities are being wiped out by floods and landslides - disasters that are only expected to get worse, according to a study by the Pew Center on Climate Change.”
The Washington Post: Glacier melt in Peru becomes more than a climate issue
“Agence France-Presse/Getty Images A mini bus laden with suitcases drives out of the costal city of Benghazi past a rebel checkpoint, as people flee the city fearing an attack by forces loyal to Col.”
The Wall Street Journal: Gadhafi Loyalists Emerge in Rebel Areas
“A boy plays outside his home in in Xi Di Tou near the costal city of Tianjin.”
“Brooks, who is a member of that much depleted species the Moderate Republican, had some fun at the expense of the conceits of the US's costal elites – their obsession with working out, their love of extravagantly utilitarian kitchens, their horror of formality.”
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