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.
Save this Post. 3. Re: hotel in walking distance to smithsonian. Jul 02, 2010, 8:19 AM. Most of the monuments, museums, and the Capitol Hill are spread out over a rectangular area of about 3 miles wide from East to West, and about 1 mile from North to South. So you have to pick which part you want to be close to.