supraorbital
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of supraorbital
1820–30; < New Latin suprāorbitālis equivalent to Latin suprā- supra- + orbit ( a ) orbit + -ālis -al 1
Example Sentences
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“It’s the supraorbital ridge,” Logsdon explained, meaning the brow ridge.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 5, 2024
The frontal bone also forms the supraorbital margin of the orbit.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The upper margin of the anterior orbit is the supraorbital margin.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Near the middle of this margin, is the supraorbital foramen, the opening that provides passage for a sensory nerve to the forehead.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
An exaggerated supraorbital ridge gave him an aurignacian, sinister appearance.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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