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Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: os temporale
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: bone, os
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
temporal
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Czech:
spánková kost
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Esperanto:
tempiosto
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Esperanto:
temporalo
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Estonian:
oimuluu
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Finnish:
ohimoluu
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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French:
os temporal
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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German:
Schläfenbein
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Greek:
κροταφικό οστό
(krotafikó ostó)
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Hungarian:
halántékcsont
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Ingrian:
kuveluu
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Italian:
osso temporale
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Japanese:
側頭骨
(sokutōkotsu)
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Japanese:
顳顬骨
(shōjukotsu)
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Northern Kurdish:
hestiyê cênikê
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Polish:
kość skroniowa
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Portuguese:
temporal
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Russian:
висо́чная кость
(visóčnaja kostʹ)
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Spanish:
hueso temporal
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Spanish:
temporal
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Ukrainian:
скроне́ва кі́стка
(skronéva kístka)
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
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Vietnamese:
xương thái dương
— either of two compound bones at the sides of the skull
