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occipital en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/ (General-American)
  • /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • ŏk-sĭp'-ĭt-əl
  • /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

Deriveds

frontaloccipital · atlantoccipital · infraoccipital · basiooccipital · otooccipital · basioccipital · paraoccipital · interoccipital · temporoccipital · paroccipital · hyperoccipital · atlantooccipital · exoccipital · sphenooccipital · parieto-occipital · otoccipital · temporooccipital · occipital bun · occipit- · postoccipital · laterooccipital · preoccipital · occipital bone · cervicooccipital · occipital horn syndrome · occipito- · occipital point · occipitally · suboccipital · superoccipital · occipital nerve · medioccipital · supraoccipital · occipital lobe · frontooccipital · lateraloccipital · occipital artery · midoccipital · epioccipital · atlanto-occipital · trachelo-occipital · nonoccipital · parietooccipital · ponto-geniculo-occipital · oticooccipital · exooccipital · craniooccipital · temporoparietooccipital · temporo-occipital

Translations (23)

ru заты́лочный (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · cmn 枕的 (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · cs okcipitální (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · nl occipitaal (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · ca occipital (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · scn uccipitali (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · fi takaraivonluu- (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · pl potyliczny (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · cs týlní (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · hu nyakszirti (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · fi takaraivo- (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · ru окципита́льный (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · el ινιακός (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · pt occipital (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · gl occipital (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · bg на тила (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · ga ocsapatach (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · bg тилов (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · ko (의학)후두부 (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · tr oksipital (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · it occipitale (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · es occipital (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone) · fr occipital (of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone)

occipital en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/ (General-American)
  • /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio
  • ŏk-sĭp'-ĭt-əl
  • /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of occipital bone.
  2. An occipital scale in reptiles.

Forms

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Translations (5)

es occipital (occipital bone) · ca occipital (occipital bone) · bg тилова кост (occipital bone) · gl occipital (occipital bone) · pt occipital (occipital bone)