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# pectoral

«pectoral» in Mova's school dictionary: **adjective: Of or on the chest: "pectoral muscles"** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (pectoral); noun (a pectoral, pectorals; informal pecs)

### meaning for a pupil

1) adjective: Of or on the chest: "pectoral muscles". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#m1)

2) noun: The pectoral muscles of the chest, often called "pecs" (informal). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#m2)

3) (pectoral fin) One of the pair of fins on the sides of a fish, just behind the head. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#m3)

4) (church) A pectoral cross is a cross worn on the chest by bishops. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In science and PE, pectoral muscles move your arms and shoulders; push-ups make them stronger. In biology, fish use pectoral fins to steer and stop. In church life, bishops wear a pectoral cross on a chain. Gym slang: "pecs".

### examples

- Push-ups build your pectoral muscles. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#x1)
- The fish used its pectoral fins to turn. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#x2)
- Sharks have big pectoral fins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#x3)
- The bishop wore a gold pectoral cross. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#x4)
- "Look at my pecs!" joked my uncle at the beach. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#x5)
- Swimming works the pectorals and the shoulders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/#x6)

### note

Adjective and noun. "Pecs" is informal slang. Pronounced "PEK-tuh-rul". Fish have pectoral fins (sides) and a dorsal fin (back).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pectoral» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pectoral/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.