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palpebral

/pælˈpi.bɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables
palpe-bral
IPA
/pælˈpi.bɹəl/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids.

noun

A dermal bone found near the eye socket of some animals.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin palpō Latin -bra Latin palpebra Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin palpebrālisbor. English palpebral Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra + -al.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: palpebrālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pælˈpi.bɹəl/
  • British English: /ˈpal.pɪb.ɹəl/

Inflected Forms

palpebrals (plural)

Derived Forms

acousticopalpebral auriculopalpebral auropalpebral capsulopalpebral cochleopalpebral interpalpebral intrapalpebral macropalpebral oculopalpebral retropalpebral subpalpebral transpalpebral

Phrases

medial palpebral artery palpebral fissure palpebro-

Synonyms

blepharal

Rhymes With

cerebral vertebral intervertebral intracerebral paravertebral prevertebral sacrovertebral extracerebral neurocerebral tritocerebral subvertebral perivertebral

Questions

How do you pronounce palpebral?
The recorded pronunciation is /pælˈpi.bɹəl/.
What does palpebral mean?
Of, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids.
Where does palpebral come from?
Etymology tree Latin palpō Latin -bra Latin palpebra Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin palpebrālisbor. English palpebral Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra + -al.

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