[ˈpɛkt(ə)rəl], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- relating to the breast or chest
(e.g: pectoral development)


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘breastplate’): from Latin pectorale ‘breastplate’, pectoralis ‘of the breast’, from pectus, pector- ‘breast, chest’

[ˈpɛkt(ə)rəl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pectoral muscle
(e.g: an exercise that will help to develop the pectorals is the bench press)

- an ornamental breastplate


Phrases:

Origin:
late Middle English (in the sense ‘breastplate’): from Latin pectorale ‘breastplate’, pectoralis ‘of the breast’, from pectus, pector- ‘breast, chest’