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occipital

oc·cip·i·tal
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ok-sip-i-tl]
    • /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl/
    • /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪ.təl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-sip-i-tl]
    • /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl/

Definitions of occipital word

  • adjective occipital of, relating to, or situated near the occiput or the occipital bone. 1
  • noun occipital any of several parts of the occiput, especially the occipital bone. 1
  • noun occipital Of or pertaining to the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone. 1
  • adjective occipital of or relating to the back of the head or skull 0
  • adjective occipital of the occiput or the occipital bone 0
  • noun occipital occipital bone 0
See all 6 definitions of occipital

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Origin of occipital

First appearance:

before 1535
One of the 29% oldest English words
1535-45; < Medieval Latin occipitālis, equivalent to Latin occipit- (stem of occiput) occiput + -ālis -al1

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Parts of speech for Occipital

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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occipital popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • occipital condyle

    a protrusion on the occipital bone of the skull that forms a joint with the first cervical vertebra, enabling the head to move relative to the neck.

  • cuneus

    a small wedge-shaped area of the cerebral cortex

  • inion

    a point at the external occipital protuberance of the skull.

  • lambdoidal suture

    the lambda-shaped seam or line of joining between the occipital and two parietal bones at the back part of the skull.

  • occipital bone

    a curved, compound bone forming the back and part of the base of the skull.

  • occipital lobe

    the most posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, behind the parietal and temporal lobes.
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