Dictionary

supraorbital en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.l̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌsu.pɹəˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/ (General-American)
• /ˌsu.pɹɑˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/ (General-American)

Etymology

From supra- + orbital.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Located 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:

Antonyms

suborbital · infraorbital

Deriveds

supraorbital nerve · midsupraorbital · supraorbital artery · supraorbitally

Synonyms

supraorbitar

Translations (4)

cs supraorbitální (located immediately above the eye sockets) · cmn 眶上 (located immediately above the eye sockets) · es supraorbitario (located immediately above the eye sockets) · cs nadočnicový (located immediately above the eye sockets)

supraorbital en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.l̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.əl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˌsu.pɹəˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/ (General-American)
• /ˌsu.pɹɑˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/ (General-American)

Etymology

From supra- + orbital.

Meanings

1. An ossification above the eye sockets.

Forms