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occipitalis

/ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
oc-cip-i-tal-is
IPA
/ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin occipitālis, ellipsis of mūsculus occipitālis (“occipital muscle”). Doublet of occipital.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/

Inflected Forms

occipitales (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

frontalis

Rhymes With

chehalis frontalis temporalis mentalis nasalis vocalis occipitofrontalis orbitalis lingualis ansa cervicalis

Questions

How do you pronounce occipitalis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/.
What does occipitalis mean?
A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the galea aponeurotica, and acts to move the scalp; it is sometimes considered to be part of the occipitofrontalis muscle.
Where does occipitalis come from?
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin occipitālis, ellipsis of mūsculus occipitālis (“occipital muscle”). Doublet of occipital.

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