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Explore Thenar through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like area or region. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Thenar | Thénard

Thenar meaning

  1. The palm of the hand or sole of the foot.
  2. The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.

Synonyms of Thenar

area region thenal palm

Related words

Other words often associated with Thenar or its synonyms:

domain ribbon topic location field construction accolade sphere issue medallion neighborhood environment

Using Thenar

  • The main meaning on this page is: The palm of the hand or sole of the foot. | The ball of the thumb, or the muscle controlling it.
  • Useful related words include: area, region, thenal, palm.
  • In the example corpus, thenar often appears in combinations such as: the thenar.

Context around Thenar

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 19.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often after:

group 1× muscle 1×

Sentence patterns with Thenar

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

in the thenar group opponens 1× in the thenar muscle group 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the human thumb 1× the thumb has 1×

Common sentence endings:

making grasping possible 1× thenar muscle group 1×

Words around Thenar

Just before it in the word index:

thena 4 then 82.772 themyscira 14 themselves 15.710 themself 27 themost 3

Just after it in the word index:

thenation 2 thenational 3 thence 64 thenceforth 15 thenceforward 3 thende 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Thenar

  • In this selection, "thenar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, group and muscle stand out and add context to how "thenar" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include in the thenar group opponens and in the thenar muscle group. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "thenar" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with thenar

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The thumb has one long flexor and a short flexor in the thenar muscle group. (15 words)

The human thumb also has other muscles in the thenar group ( opponens and abductor brevis muscle ), moving the thumb in opposition, making grasping possible. (24 words)

Longer example sentences

The human thumb also has other muscles in the thenar group ( opponens and abductor brevis muscle ), moving the thumb in opposition, making grasping possible. (24 words)

The thumb has one long flexor and a short flexor in the thenar muscle group. (15 words)

Example sentences (2)

The human thumb also has other muscles in the thenar group ( opponens and abductor brevis muscle ), moving the thumb in opposition, making grasping possible.

The thumb has one long flexor and a short flexor in the thenar muscle group.

Common combinations with thenar

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "thenar" in a sentence?
An example: "The human thumb also has other muscles in the thenar group ( opponens and abductor brevis muscle ), moving the thumb in opposition, making grasping possible." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "thenar" from authentic English texts.
What does "thenar" mean?
Thenar means: The palm of the hand or sole of the foot.
What are synonyms of "thenar"?
Common synonyms of "thenar" include: area, region, thenal, palm.
How many example sentences with "thenar" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "thenar", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.