how to pronounce thorax

/ˈθɔː.ɹæks/

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thorax is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of thorax in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… right thorax as well …”

meanings of thorax

noun:

The middle of three distinct divisions in an insect, crustacean or arachnid body to which the legs are attached.
The region of the mammalian body between the neck and abdomen as well as the cavity containing the heart and lungs.

thorax frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word thorax occurs in english on average 0.7 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics thorax can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that thorax can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;