occipital

English

Etymology

From New Latin occipitalis, from Latin occiput (“the back of the head”), from ob (“over against”) + caput (“head”).

Adjective

occipital (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

Derived terms

occipital arch occipital artery occipital bone occipital bun occipital condyle

occipital crest occipital cryoneurolysis occipital ganglion occipital groove occipital lobe

occipital nerve occipital neuralgia occipital pole occipital protuberance occipital ridge

occipital scale occipital sinus occipital triangle occipital vein

Translations

of or pertaining to the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone

• Catalan: occipital (ca)
• Czech: týlní (cs), okcipitální (cs)
• Galician: occipital (gl)

• Irish: ocsapatach (ga)
• Portuguese: occipital (pt)
• Spanish: occipital (es)

Noun

occipital (plural occipitals)

1. (anatomy) The occipital bone.

Translations

occipital bone

• Catalan: occipital (ca) m
• Galician: occipital (gl) m

• Portuguese: occipital (pt) m
• Spanish: occipital (es) m

External links

• occipital in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• occipital in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• occipital at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Catalan

Wikipedia ^ca

Etymology

occípit +‎ -al

Adjective

occipital m, f (masculine and feminine plural occipitals)

1. occipital

Noun

occipital m (plural occipitals)

1. occipital bone

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Galician

Adjective

occipital m and f (plural occipitais)

1. (anatomy) occipital, pertaining to the back of the head

Noun

occipital m (plural occipitais)

1. (anatomy) the occipital bone

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Portuguese

Etymology

From New Latin occipitalis, from Latin occiput (“the back of the head”), from ob (“over against”) + caput (“head”), from Proto-Indo-European *kauput-.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ok.si.pi.ˈtaw/

Adjective

occipital m and f (plural occipitais; uncomparable)

1. (anatomy) occipital, pertaining to the back of the head

Related terms

• cabeça
• nuca
• occipício

Noun

occipital m (plural occipitais)

1. (anatomy) the occipital bone

Hypernyms

• osso

Holonyms

• crânio

Coordinate terms

• parietal, frontal, temporal, esfenoide, etmoide

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Spanish

Adjective

occipital m and f (plural occipitales)

1. (anatomy) occipital

Noun

occipital m (plural occipitales)

1. occipital bone
2. (muscle) occipitalis
3. occipital lobe

Synonyms

• (bone): hueso occipital
• (muscle): músculo occipital
• (occipital lobe): lóbulo occipital

See also

• Occipital on the Spanish Wikipedia.es.Wikipedia