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occipital

/ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
oc-cip-i-tal
IPA
/ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

noun

Ellipsis of occipital bone.

noun

An occipital scale in reptiles.

Etymology

Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: occipital, occipitālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/
  • British English: /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/

Inflected Forms

occipitals (plural)

Derived Forms

atlantooccipital atlantoccipital basioccipital basiooccipital cervicooccipital craniooccipital epioccipital exooccipital exoccipital frontooccipital frontaloccipital hyperoccipital

Phrases

atlanto-occipital occipital artery occipital bone occipital bun occipital horn syndrome occipital lobe occipital nerve occipital point

Rhymes With

atlanto-occipital nonoccipital paraoccipital atlantooccipital medioccipital preoccipital trachelo-occipital oticooccipital

Questions

How do you pronounce occipital?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/.
What does occipital mean?
Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
Where does occipital come from?
It is traced to Middle French.

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