intercostal

From inter- + costal.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.təˈkɒs.təl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn.tɚˈkɔ.stəl/
• Rhymes: -ɒstəl

intercostal (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Between the ribs of an animal or person.

   Coordinate terms: extracostal, infracostal, intracostal, subcostal, supracostal

2. (nautical) Between the ribs of a boat.

intercostal (plural intercostals)

1. (anatomy) Any of the intercostal muscles.

   Synonym: intercostalis

2. (anatomy) Something that is between the ribs of an animal.
3. (nautical) Hull reinforcing inserted between frames or bulkheads of a boat.

• entrecôte

• trilactones

From inter- +‎ costal.

intercostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intercostals)

1. (anatomy) intercostal

• “intercostal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “intercostal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “intercostal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “intercostal”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

From inter- +‎ costal.

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.kɔs.tal/

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intercostal (feminine intercostale, masculine plural intercostaux, feminine plural intercostales)

1. intercostal

• entrecôte

• “intercostal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Borrowed from French intercostal.

intercostal m or n (feminine singular intercostală, masculine plural intercostali, feminine/neuter plural intercostale)

1. intercostal

From inter- +‎ costal.

• IPA^(key): /inteɾkosˈtal/ [ĩn̪.t̪eɾ.kosˈt̪al]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: in‧ter‧cos‧tal

intercostal m or f (masculine and feminine plural intercostales)

1. (anatomy) intercostal

intercostal m (plural intercostales)

1. (anatomy) intercostal

• “intercostal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025