occipital

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UK/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/UK/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/US/ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/

adjective

Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

OriginMiddle French occipital ← Medieval Latin occipitālis →
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Meanings

adjectiveoccipital (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
nounoccipital (plural occipitals)

plural occipitals

  1. abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of occipital bone.
  2. biologyAn occipital scale in reptiles.

Origin

  1. Medieval Latinoccipitālis
  2. Middle Frenchoccipital
  3. Englishoccipital

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

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Translations

Bulgarian тилов, на тила
  • тилов (tilov)of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
  • на тила (na tila)of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
  • тилова кост (tilova kost)occipital bone
Catalan occipital, occipital
  • occipitalof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
  • occipitaloccipital bone
Chinese Mandarin 枕的
  • 枕的 (zhěn de)of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Czech týlní, okcipitální
  • týlníof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
  • okcipitálníof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Dutch occipitaal
  • occipitaalof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Finnish takaraivo-, takaraivonluu-
  • takaraivo-of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
  • takaraivonluu-of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
French occipital
  • occipitalof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Greek ινιακός
  • ινιακός (iniakós)of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Hungarian nyakszirti
  • nyakszirtiof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Irish ocsapatach
  • ocsapatachof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Italian occipitale
  • occipitaleof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Korean (의학)후두부
  • (의학)후두부of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Polish potyliczny
  • potylicznyof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Portuguese occipital, occipital
  • occipitalof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
  • occipitaloccipital bone
Russian заты́лочный, окципита́льный
  • заты́лочный (zatýločnyj)of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
  • окципита́льный (okcipitálʹnyj)of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
Spanish occipital, occipital
  • occipitalof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone
  • occipitaloccipital bone
Turkish oksipital
  • oksipitalof or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with occipital

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Cite this entry
APA

occipital. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital

MLA

“occipital.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occipital,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital.

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