Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metopic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: metopic
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, relating to, or situated at the forehead

Example Sentences

"the metopic notch"
"the metopic ridge"
"the metopic suture"
"the metopic synostosis"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin metōpicus, from Ancient Greek μετωπικός (metōpikós).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: μετωπικός

Synonyms

frontal

Questions

What does metopic mean?: Of, relating to, or situated at the forehead
Where does metopic come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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