adj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.əl/
Received-Pronunciation:/ˌs(j)uː.pɹəˈɔː.bɪt.l̩/
General-American:/ˌsu.pɹəˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/
General-American:/ˌsu.pɹɑˈɔɹ.bət.l̩/
rhymes with -ɔː(ɹ)bɪtəl
1
adj
Meaning 1
Located immediately above the eye sockets, where in humans the eyebrows are located.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supraorbitar
Antonyms: infraorbital, suborbital
2
noun
Meaning 2
An ossification above the eye sockets.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective
Meaning 3
located or occurring above the eye socket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: supraocular
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From supra- + orbital.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
眶上
— located immediately above the eye sockets
Czech:
nadočnicový
— located immediately above the eye sockets
Czech:
supraorbitální
— located immediately above the eye sockets
Spanish:
supraorbitario
— located immediately above the eye sockets