zygomatic
Americanadjective
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You’re going to want to consume a lot of instant ramen doused with soy sauce so the sodium gives you moonface, hiding any hint of a zygomatic arch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
A one-hour session draws on yoga and emphasizes strengthening the zygomatic muscles, which pull the corners of the mouth.
From New York Times • May 16, 2023
Despite having no medical training, her curriculum, typically taught in one-hour sessions online or in person, draws on yoga and emphasizes strengthening the zygomatic muscles, which pull the corners of the mouth.
From New York Times • May 15, 2023
The presence of the zygomatic arch suggests the presence of the masseter muscle, which closes the jaw and functions in chewing.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
He contracted his zygomatic major, A.U. twelve, in a classic smile, then tugged the corners of his lips down with his triangularis, A.U. fifteen.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
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