Meanings
adjectivepalpebral (not comparable)
nounpalpebral (plural palpebrals)
plural palpebrals
- biologyA dermal bone found near the eye socket of some animals.
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids.
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Origin
- Latinpalpō
- Proto-Italic*ðrā
- Latinpalpebra
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Late Latinpalpebrālis
- Englishpalpebral
Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra + -al.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 眼瞼的 /眼睑的, 瞼的 /睑的
- 眼瞼的 /眼睑的 (yǎnjiǎn de)relating to the eyelids
- 瞼的 /睑的 (jiǎn de)relating to the eyelids
Dutch palpebraal
- palpebraalrelating to the eyelids
Esperanto palpebra
- palpebrarelating to the eyelids
Finnish silmäluomi-, palpebraalinen
- silmäluomi-relating to the eyelids
- palpebraalinenrelating to the eyelids
French palpébral
- palpébralrelating to the eyelids
Polish powiekowy
- powiekowyrelating to the eyelids
Russian пальпебра́льный
- пальпебра́льный (palʹpebrálʹnyj)relating to the eyelids
Spanish palpebral
- palpebralrelating to the eyelids
Tagalog pantalukap-mata
- pantalukap-matarelating to the eyelids
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with palpebral
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
palpebral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpebral
MLA
“palpebral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpebral. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palpebral,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palpebral.
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