zygomatic

English

Etymology

From French zygomatique, from Ancient Greek ζυγωματικός (zugōmatikós), from ζύγωμα (zúgōma, “zygoma”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /zaɪɡəˈmætɪk/

Adjective

zygomatic (comparative more zygomatic, superlative most zygomatic)

Pertaining to the zygoma.
- 1970, JG Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition:
  They show (1) the left orbit and zygomatic arch of President Kennedy magnified from Zapruder frame 230

Derived terms

Translations

Pertaining to the zygoma

Catalan: zigomàtic (ca)
Esperanto: zigoma
French: zygomatique (fr)
Galician: cigomático (gl)
German: zygomatisch (de)

Ido: zigomatala (io)
Italian: zigomatico (it)
Portuguese: zigomático
Spanish: cigomático

Noun

zygomatic (plural zygomatics)

(anatomy) The cheekbone

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.