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zygomatic

American  
[zahy-guh-mat-ik, zig-uh-] / ˌzaɪ gəˈmæt ɪk, ˌzɪg ə- /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or situated near the zygoma.


zygomatic British  
/ ˌzaɪɡəʊˈmætɪk, ˌzɪɡ- /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the zygoma

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Origin of zygomatic

1700–10; zygomat- (combining form of zygoma ) + -ic

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You’re going to want to consume a lot of instant ramen doused with soy sauce so the sodium gives you moonface, hiding any hint of a zygomatic arch.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A one-hour session draws on yoga and emphasizes strengthening the zygomatic muscles, which pull the corners of the mouth.

From New York Times • May 16, 2023

Despite having no medical training, her curriculum, typically taught in one-hour sessions online or in person, draws on yoga and emphasizes strengthening the zygomatic muscles, which pull the corners of the mouth.

From New York Times • May 15, 2023

These are the paired maxillary, palatine, zygomatic, nasal, lacrimal, and inferior nasal conchae bones, and the unpaired vomer and mandible bones.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

If I were to ask you to smile, you would flex your zygomatic major.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

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