Meanings
nounbrow ridge (plural brow ridges)
plural brow ridges
- a bony projection in humans and other primates located above eye sockets delimiting the bottom of the forehead
Synonyms: eyebrow bone, eyebrow ridge, supraorbital ridge, superciliary arches
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna bony projection in humans and other primates located above eye sockets delimiting the bottom of the forehead
Similar
eyebrow boneeyebrow ridgesupraorbital ridgesuperciliary arches
Translations
Dutch wenkbrauwboog
- wenkbrauwboogbony projection above the eye sockets
Finnish kulmaharjanne
- kulmaharjannebony projection above the eye sockets
French arcade sourcilière
- arcade sourcilièrebony projection above the eye sockets
Polish łuk brwiowy
- łuk brwiowybony projection above the eye sockets
Cite this entry
APA
brow ridge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brow%20ridge
MLA
“brow ridge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brow%20ridge. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brow ridge,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brow%20ridge.
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