sinciput

[ sin-suh-puht ]

noun,plural sin·ci·puts, sin·cip·i·ta

[sin-sip-i-tuh]. /sɪnˈsɪp ɪ tə/. Anatomy.

the forepart of the skull.
the upper part of the skull.

Origin of sinciput

1570–80; <Latin: literally, half-head <*sēm(i)-caput, equivalent to sēmi-semi- + caput head

Other words from sinciput

sin·cip·i·tal [sin-sip-i-tl], /sɪnˈsɪp ɪ tl/, adjective

Words Nearby sinciput

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How to use sinciput in a sentence

sinciput, sin′si-put, n. the forepart of the head from the forehead to the vertex.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) | Various
Wani is the largest, above brown, below slaty-grey; the head grey, with a black zone across the sinciput.
The Highlands of Ethiopia | William Cornwallis Harris
See these peculiarities in the frontal sinus—in sinciput or occiput!
Pictures of Southern Life | William Howard Russell
sinciput: in Coleoptera; that part of the vertex between the eyes.
Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology | John. B. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for sinciput

sinciput

/ (ˈsɪnsɪˌpʌt) /

nounplural sinciputs or sincipita (sɪnˈsɪpɪtə)

anatomy the forward upper part of the skull

Origin of sinciput

C16: from Latin: half a head, from semi- + caput head

Derived forms of sinciput

sincipital, adjective

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