Meanings
adjectivetemporomandibular (not comparable)
- not comparableof or relating to both the temporal bone and mandible
It shows that several key mammalian evolutionary innovations in the ear region, the temporomandibular joint, and the brain vault evolved incrementally through mammaliaform evolution and long before the differentiation of the living mammal groups.
2001 May 25, Zhe-Xi Luo et al., “A New Mammaliaform from the Early Jurassic and Evolution of Mammalian Characteristics”, in Science, volume 292, number 5521, →DOI, pages 1535–1540
Origin
Translations
Czech temporomandibulární
- temporomandibulárníof or relating to both the temporal bone and mandible
Polish skroniowo-żuchwowy
- skroniowo-żuchwowyof or relating to both the temporal bone and mandible
Spanish temporomandibular
- temporomandibularof or relating to both the temporal bone and mandible
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with temporomandibular
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MLA
“temporomandibular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/temporomandibular. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
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