supraorbital

American  

[soo-pruh-awr-bi-tl] / ˌsu prəˈɔr bɪ tl /

adjective

1. situated above the eye socket.

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supraorbital British  

/ ˌsuːprəˈɔːbɪtəl, ˌsjuː- /

adjective

1. anatomy situated above the orbit

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Etymology

Origin of supraorbital

1820–30; < New Latin suprāorbitālis equivalent to Latin suprā- supra- + orbit ( a ) orbit + -ālis -al ¹

Example Sentences

While a fake eyebrow scandal would rule, the photographic record shows Justin Trudeau’s left eyebrow grows thicker on the bottom along the supraorbital ridge.

From Washington Times

The chin and forehead recede, as has been said, and in the supraorbital region the central boss is extremely well marked; also the brow ridges, which, however, are slightly less conspicuous than the central boss.

From Project Gutenberg

The supraorbital flanges of the frontoparietals do not appear until all other cranial bones are ossified, or nearly so.

From Project Gutenberg

Brow: An area called the supraorbital margin, which is just above the eye and roughly follows the brow line, is thin and pointy in females but more rounded in males.

From Scientific American

There is less prominence in the supraorbital region.

From Project Gutenberg