supraorbital

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UK/ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.əl/UK/ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.l̩/US/ˌsu.pɹəˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/US/ˌsu.pɹɑˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/

adjective

Located immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located.

Similar
supraorbitarsupraocular
Opposite
infraorbitalsuborbital
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Meanings

adjectivesupraorbital (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyLocated immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located.

    A few carnivorous dinosaurs have a median facial and supraorbital rugosities, as though for the support of horns or spines.

    1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles

    Synonyms: supraorbitar · Antonyms: infraorbital, suborbital

nounsupraorbital (plural supraorbitals)

plural supraorbitals

  1. An ossification above the eye sockets.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveLocated immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located.

Similar
supraorbitar
Opposite
infraorbitalsuborbital

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelocated or occurring above the eye socket

Similar
supraocular
Also see
supraocular

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From supra- + orbital.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 眶上
  • 眶上located immediately above the eye sockets
Czech nadočnicový, supraorbitální
  • nadočnicovýlocated immediately above the eye sockets
  • supraorbitálnílocated immediately above the eye sockets
Spanish supraorbitario
  • supraorbitariolocated immediately above the eye sockets

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with supraorbital

orbitalsuborbitalperiorbitalinfraorbitalanteorbitalbiorbitalcircumorbitalcoorbitalcranioorbitalexorbitalextraorbitalfrontoorbitalinterorbitalintraorbitalmaxilloorbitalmidorbitalmultiorbitalnonorbitalocellorbitalparaorbitalpostinfraorbitalpostorbitalpreorbitalsphenoorbital
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Chicago

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