Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nasion

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: na-sion
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet. (It is a cephalometric landmark.)

Example Sentences

"Additional skull measurements, taken with small sliding calipers, were from zygomaxillare, the lowest point on the zygomatic-maxillary suture, to the points of alveolare, basion and nasion."

Etymology

From nas(o)- + -ion.

Inflected Forms

nasions (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

nasalis nasality

Questions

What does nasion mean?: The point at the root of the nose where the frontal and two nasal bones meet. (It is a cephalometric landmark.)
Where does nasion come from?: From nas(o)- + -ion.

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