HyperDic: cheekbone

English > 1 sense of the word cheekbone:
NOUNbodycheekbone, zygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticumthe arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
cheekbone > pronunciation
Soundschiy'kbow.n
Rhymesacetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...
English > cheekbone: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek.
Synonymszygomatic bone, zygomatic, malar, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum
Part ofskullThe bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
Partsjugale, jugal pointThe craniometric point at the union of the frontal / frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone
zygoma, zygomatic arch, arcus zygomaticusThe slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone
zygomatic processA slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch
Broaderbone, osrigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
Spanishcigomático, hueso cigomático, malar, os zygomaticum, pómulo
Catalanjugal, malar, mel, os zigomàtic, pòmul

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