temporal bone

noun

Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.

Similar
os temporale
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Meanings

nountemporal bone (plural temporal bones)

plural temporal bones

  1. Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear

Similar
os temporale
Broader
boneos

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Catalan temporal
  • temporaleither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Czech spánková kost
  • spánková kosteither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Esperanto tempiosto, temporalo
  • tempiostoeither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
  • temporaloeither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Estonian oimuluu
  • oimuluueither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Finnish ohimoluu
  • ohimoluueither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
French os temporal
  • os temporaleither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
German Schläfenbein
  • Schläfenbeineither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Greek κροταφικό οστό
  • κροταφικό οστό (krotafikó ostó)either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Hungarian halántékcsont
  • halántékcsonteither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Italian osso temporale
  • osso temporaleeither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Japanese 側頭骨, 顳顬骨
  • 側頭骨 (sokutōkotsu)either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
  • 顳顬骨 (shōjukotsu)either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Polish kość skroniowa
  • kość skroniowaeither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Portuguese temporal
  • temporaleither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Russian висо́чная кость
  • висо́чная кость (visóčnaja kostʹ)either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Spanish hueso temporal, temporal
  • hueso temporaleither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
  • temporaleither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Ukrainian скроне́ва кі́стка
  • скроне́ва кі́стка (skronéva kístka)either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Vietnamese xương thái dương
  • xương thái dươngeither of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
Cite this entry
APA

temporal bone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporal%20bone

MLA

“temporal bone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporal%20bone. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “temporal bone,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporal%20bone.

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