Meanings
- not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the styloid process.
But is the human hyoid nevertheless absolutely deprived of the lateral parts of the skull? That is not the case. A ligament coming from each small callosity or from the apohyal is prolonged laterally and reaches the extremity of the styloid apophysis.
2004, Herve Le Guyader, Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire: A Visionary Naturalist, page 162
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveResembling a stylus or pen.
Origin
From style or stylus + -oid (“-like, resembling”). Compare Ancient Greek στῡλοειδής (stūloeidḗs).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
French styloïde
- styloïdeof or pertaining to the styloid process
Italian stiloide, stiloideo
- stiloideof or pertaining to the styloid process
- stiloideoof or pertaining to the styloid process
Spanish estiloides, estiloideo
- estiloidesof or pertaining to the styloid process
- estiloideoof or pertaining to the styloid process
- estiloidesTranslations
Rhymes & wordplay
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Cite this entry
styloid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/styloid
“styloid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/styloid. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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