Meanings
adjectivezygomatic (not comparable)
- not comparablerelationalanatomyOf, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.
They show (1) the left orbit and zygomatic arch of President Kennedy magnified from Zapruder frame 230
1970, J. G. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition, page 27
nounzygomatic (plural zygomatics)
plural zygomatics
- abbreviationellipsisanatomyEllipsis of zygomatic bone.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
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Origin
From zygoma + -tic. Doublet of zygomaticus.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan zigomàtic
- zigomàticpertaining to the zygoma
Chinese Mandarin 顴的 /颧的
- 顴的 /颧的 (quán)pertaining to the zygoma
Esperanto zigoma
- zigomapertaining to the zygoma
French zygomatique
- zygomatiquepertaining to the zygoma
German zygomatisch
- zygomatischpertaining to the zygoma
Italian zigomatico
- zigomaticopertaining to the zygoma
Polish jarzmowy
- jarzmowypertaining to the zygoma
Portuguese zigomático
- zigomáticopertaining to the zygoma
Spanish cigomático, zigomático (tsigomátiko)
- cigomáticopertaining to the zygoma
- zigomático (tsigomátiko)pertaining to the zygoma
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with zygomatic
staticautomaticdemocraticsystematicatticthematicschematicaromatichepaticfanaticbureaucraticerraticlymphaticchromaticasymptomaticrheumaticidiosyncratickinematicaristocraticadiabaticemphaticasthmaticaxiomaticprismatic
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
zygomatic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygomatic
MLA
“zygomatic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygomatic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zygomatic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygomatic.
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