Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
Similar
occipital cortex
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic فص قذالي
- فص قذاليdivision of the cerebrum
Catalan lòbul occipital
- lòbul occipitaldivision of the cerebrum
Czech týlní lalok
- týlní lalokdivision of the cerebrum
Danish occipitallap
- occipitallapdivision of the cerebrum
Dutch occipitale kwab
- occipitale kwabdivision of the cerebrum
Estonian kuklasagar
- kuklasagardivision of the cerebrum
Finnish takaraivolohko, oksipitaalilohko
- takaraivolohkodivision of the cerebrum
- oksipitaalilohkodivision of the cerebrum
French lobe occipital
- lobe occipitaldivision of the cerebrum
German Occipitallappen
- Occipitallappendivision of the cerebrum
Greek ινιακός λοβός
- ινιακός λοβός (iniakós lovós)division of the cerebrum
Hebrew האונה העורפית
- האונה העורפיתdivision of the cerebrum
Hungarian nyakszirtlebeny, nyakszirti lebeny
- nyakszirtlebenydivision of the cerebrum
- nyakszirti lebenydivision of the cerebrum
Italian lobo occipitale
- lobo occipitaledivision of the cerebrum
Japanese 後頭葉
- 後頭葉 (kōchōyō)division of the cerebrum
Korean 후두엽
- 후두엽 (huduyeop)division of the cerebrum
Norwegian bakhodelapp
- bakhodelappdivision of the cerebrum
Persian لوب پسسری
- لوب پسسریdivision of the cerebrum
Polish płat potyliczny
- płat potylicznydivision of the cerebrum
Portuguese lóbulo occipital
- lóbulo occipitaldivision of the cerebrum
Romanian lob occipital
- lob occipitaldivision of the cerebrum
Spanish lóbulo occipital
- lóbulo occipitaldivision of the cerebrum
Swedish occipitallob, nacklob
- occipitallobdivision of the cerebrum
- nacklobdivision of the cerebrum
Thai กลีบท้ายทอย
- กลีบท้ายทอยdivision of the cerebrum
Turkish oksipital lob
- oksipital lobdivision of the cerebrum
Ukrainian потилична частка
- потилична частка (potylyčna častka)division of the cerebrum
Vietnamese thùy chẩm
- thùy chẩmdivision of the cerebrum
Cite this entry
APA
occipital lobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital%20lobe
MLA
“occipital lobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital%20lobe. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “occipital lobe,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/occipital%20lobe.
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