volar
Relating to palms
Volar is an anatomical term meaning relating to the palm of the hand or the sole of the foot: volar surface, volar plate.
In medical contexts, it distinguishes the grasping side from the back side (dorsal).
The word appears almost exclusively in clinical or technical writing.
Hand's flat interior
- palmarOf the palm
- metacarpalsBones connecting wrist to fingers
- phalangesBones of fingers, toes
- carpusWrist skeletal structure
flexor · tendons · ulnar · radial · ligaments · fascia · thenar · grip
Flying or operating aircraft
- pilotOne who steers aircraft
- aircraftAirborne transportation vehicle
- takeoffDeparture or parody
- landingDescent's final moment
altitude · airspeed · aerodynamics · cockpit · fuselage · aileron · flaps · rudder
Covered with plumage
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- wingsLimbs for flight
- flappingRapid wing motion
- eagleLarge predatory bird
hawk · falcon · owl · sparrow · songbird · migration · perching · nesting
palm
Hand's flat interior
- palmarOf the palm
- metacarpalsBones connecting wrist to fingers
- phalangesBones of fingers, toes
carpus · flexor · tendons · ulnar · radial · ligaments · fascia · thenar · grip · grasp
aviation
Flying or operating aircraft
landing · altitude · airspeed · aerodynamics · cockpit · fuselage · aileron · flaps · rudder · wings
feathered
Covered with plumage
eagle · hawk · falcon · owl · sparrow · songbird · migration · perching · nesting · aviary
paragliding
Foot-launched canopy flight
- hang glidingUnpowered flight via portable wing
- sailplaneEngineless soaring aircraft
- gliderUnpowered flying craft
thermals · updraft · air currents · lift · drift · soaring · parachute · skydiving · airfoil · buoyancy