Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

epicranial

/ˌɛp.ɪˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ep-i-cra-nial
IPA: /ˌɛp.ɪˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Overlying the skull; specifically designating the tendon and muscle forming the epicranium.

adj

Of or relating to the epicranium of an insect's head.

Etymology

From epi- + cranial, or epicranium + -al. By surface analysis, epi- + crani- + -al.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: epi

Phrases

epicranial aponeurosis

Rhymes With

cranial intracranial transcranial basicranial neurocranial cleidocranial supracranial ectocranial chondrocranial brachycranial dermatocranial neurobasicranial

Questions

How do you pronounce epicranial?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛp.ɪˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/.
What does epicranial mean?: Overlying the skull; specifically designating the tendon and muscle forming the epicranium.
Where does epicranial come from?: From epi- + cranial, or epicranium + -al. By surface analysis, epi- + crani- + -al.

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