Also, na⋅vic⋅u⋅lar⋅e /nəˌvɪkyəˈlɛəri,-ˈlɑri/Show Spelled Pronunciation[nuh-vik-yuh-lair-ee,-lahr-ee]Show IPA.the bone at the radial end of the proximal row of the bones of the carpus.
3.
the bone in front of the talus on the inner side of the foot.
Origin: 1535–45; < LL nāviculāris of, relating to shipping, equiv. to L nāvicul(a) a small ship (nāvi(s) ship + -cula-cule1;) + -āris-ar1
Main Entry: 1na·vic·u·lar Pronunciation: n&-'vik-y&-l&r Function: noun : a navicular bone: a: the one of the seven tarsal bones of the human foot that is situated on the big-toe side between the talus and the cuneiform bones called also scaphoidb:SCAPHOID 2