metopic

[ mi-top-ik ]

/ mɪˈtɒp ɪk /

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adjective Anatomy.

of or relating to the forehead; frontal.

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Origin of metopic

1875–80; <Greek métōp(on) forehead + -ic

Words nearby metopic

metonymical, metonymy, me-too, me-tooism, metope, metopic, metoprolol, metr-, metralgia, Metrazol, metre

How to use metopic in a sentence

The antero-posterior metopic diameter: from the metopic to the occipital point.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
Camper's angle is that included between the auricular foramen, the point of insertion of the upper incisors and the metopic point.
Pedagogical Anthropology|Maria Montessori
Met′opism, the condition of having a persistent metopic or frontal suture.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for metopic

metopic

/ (mɪˈtɒpɪk) /

adjective

of or relating to the forehead

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