Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  deltoid, deltoid muscle, musculus deltoideus(adj) a large triangular muscle covering the shoulder joint and serving to abduct and flex and extend and rotate the arm. 2  deltoid(adj) triangular or suggesting a capital delta, with a point at the apex.
Founded in 1846, Washington, D.C.'s Smithsonian Institution is the world's largest museum and research center, with 19 museums and galleries, nine research facilities, and the National Zoological Park. Most of these attractions are located in and around the National Mall, between the Lincoln Memorial and the U.S. Capitol.
, lives in Washington, DC. The Smithsonian museums are open on Thanksgiving Day and that is a great time to visit. Not to be missed: the National Portrait Gallery and the Museum of American Art, connected by a beautiful glass atrium and situated across the street from a Metro stop.