occipital
of, relating to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone.
any of several parts of the occiput, especially the occipital bone.
Origin of occipital
1Other words from occipital
- oc·cip·i·tal·ly, adverb
- pre·oc·cip·i·tal, adjective
- su·per·oc·cip·i·tal, adjective
Words Nearby occipital
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How to use occipital in a sentence
Their brains, we discovered, were marked by cortical thickness across broad and pervasive regions of the parietal, occipital, and precuneus—areas of perception, reflection, and orientation.
The Problem with Depression Doping - Facts So Romantic | Lisa Miller | September 13, 2021 | NautilusThe story of literacy, Luther, and your left ventral occipital temporal region is but one example in a much larger scientific mosaic that is just now coalescing.
Martin Luther Rewired Your Brain - Issue 96: Rewired | Joseph Henrich | February 17, 2021 | NautilusThe foramen magnum, occipital condyles, and exoccipitals show no unusual features.
In Satyrus Cassi, the head is armed with three occipital stout spines.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William KirbyA similar cavity is between the occipital horns of Diaperis hmorrhoidalis Payk.
An Introduction to Entomology: Vol. III (of 4) | William Kirby
Of six specimens from Agua del Obispo, Guerrero, four have poorly developed occipital crests.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico | William E. DuellmanIn three of the specimens from Tehuantepec the occipital crests are reduced to a series of tubercles.
The Amphibians and Reptiles of Michoacn, Mxico | William E. Duellman
British Dictionary definitions for occipital
/ (ɒkˈsɪpɪtəl) /
of or relating to the back of the head or skull
short for occipital bone
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