occipitofrontalis
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from New Latin occipitofrontālis, clipping of mūsculus occipitofrontālis (“occipitofrontal muscle”). Doublet of occipitofrontal.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/, /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈtɑː.lɪs/, /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈtal.ɪs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/
- Rhymes: -eɪlɪs, -ɑːlɪs, -ælɪs
Noun
editoccipitofrontalis (plural occipitofrontales)
- (anatomy) A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.
- Synonym: epicranius
Translations
editmuscle
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References
edit- “occipitofrontalis”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “occipitofrontalis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom occiput (“the back part of the head, the occiput”) + frontālis (“frontal”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ok.ki.pi.to.fronˈtaː.lis/, [ɔkːɪpɪt̪ɔfrɔn̪ˈt̪äːlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ot.t͡ʃi.pi.to.fronˈta.lis/, [otː͡ʃipit̪ofron̪ˈt̪äːlis]
Adjective
editoccipitofrontālis (neuter occipitofrontāle); third-declension two-termination adjective (New Latin)
Inflection
editThird-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
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Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
Nominative | occipitofrontālis | occipitofrontāle | occipitofrontālēs | occipitofrontālia | |
Genitive | occipitofrontālis | occipitofrontālium | |||
Dative | occipitofrontālī | occipitofrontālibus | |||
Accusative | occipitofrontālem | occipitofrontāle | occipitofrontālēs occipitofrontālīs |
occipitofrontālia | |
Ablative | occipitofrontālī | occipitofrontālibus | |||
Vocative | occipitofrontālis | occipitofrontāle | occipitofrontālēs | occipitofrontālia |
Descendants
edit- → English: occipitofrontal, occipitofrontalis
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