metacarpal Syllabification: (met·a·car·pal)Pronunciation: /ˈmetəˌkärpəl/Definition of metacarpal noun any of the five bones of the hand. any of the bones in an animal’s forelimb equivalent to the metacarpals. adjective relating to the metacarpals. metacarpal in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of metacarpal in the British & World English dictionary
