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occipital lobe

oc·cip·i·tal lobe
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-sip-i-tl lohb]
    • /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl loʊb/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ok-sip-i-tl lohb]
    • /ɒkˈsɪp ɪ tl loʊb/

Definitions of occipital lobe words

  • noun occipital lobe the most posterior lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, behind the parietal and temporal lobes. 1
  • noun occipital lobe the posterior portion of each cerebral hemisphere, concerned with the interpretation of visual sensory impulses 0

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Origin of occipital lobe

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
First recorded in 1885-90

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Parts of speech for Occipital lobe

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adverb
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occipital lobe popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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