fishbone

ˈfɪʃboʊn

Definition

Definition of fishbone - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

Rare

bone from a fish

Rare

I accidentally swallowed a fishbone.

design

Rare

structure resembling a fish's skeleton

Rare

The building has a fishbone design.

framework

skeleton

problem-solving

TECH.

diagram for problem-solving

TECH.

We used a fishbone diagram to find the issue.

Ishikawa diagram

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bone from a fish
structure resembling a fish's skeleton

Expressions with fishbone

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fishbone diagram

diagram showing causes of a problem in detail

The team used a fishbone diagram to find the issue's root cause.

Origin of fishbone

Old English, fisc (fish) + ban (bone)

Examples of fishbone in a sentence

The fishbone collection was displayed in the museum.
The diagram featured a fishbone layout.
Engineers used a fishbone model for analysis.
The team brainstormed using a fishbone.
A fishbone can clarify complex problems.

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French:arête, structure en arête de poisson, ...
German:Fischgräte, Fischgrätendesign, ...
Italian:lisca, struttura a lisca, ...
Spanish:raspa, diagrama Ishikawa, ...
Portuguese:espinha, diagrama de espinha de peixe, ...
Chinese:鱼刺, 鱼骨状设计, ...
Japanese:魚の骨, フィッシュボーン, ...
Arabic:شَوْكَة سَمَك, هيكل السمكة, ...
Hebrew:עֶצֶם דָּג, צוּרַת עֶצֶם דָּג, ...
Russian:рыбья кость, рыбий скелет, ...
Ukrainian:риб'яча кістка, риб'ячий скелет, ...
Hindi:फिशबोन, कंकाल, ...
Bengali:মাছের কাঁটা, মাছের কঙ্কাল নকশা, ...
Catalan:espina de peix, peix d'espina, ...
Czech:rybí kost, vzor rybí kosti, ...
Danish:fiskeben, fiskebensdesign, ...
Dutch:visgraat, visgraatstructuur, ...
Greek:ψαροκόκαλο, διάγραμμα ψαροκόκαλο, ...
Hungarian:halszálka, halcsontvázszerű szerkezet, ...
Khmer:ឆ្អឹងត្រី, គ្រោងឆ្អឹងត្រី, ...
Korean:물고기 뼈, 물고기뼈, ...
Persian:استخوان ماهی, طرح ماهی, ...
Polish:ość, diagram rybiej ości, ...
Portuguese (BR):espinha, esqueleto de peixe, ...
Romanian:os de pește, schelet de pește, ...
Swedish:fiskben, fiskbensdesign, ...
Thai:ก้างปลา, การออกแบบแบบกระดูกปลา, ...
Turkish:balık kılçığı, balık kılçığı diyagramı, ...
Vietnamese:xương cá, thiết kế xương cá, ...

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