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occipitofrontalis

/ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oc-cip-itofrontal-is
IPA
/ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/
26
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin occipitofrontālis, clipping of mūsculus occipitofrontālis (“occipitofrontal muscle”). Doublet of occipitofrontal.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: occipitofrontālis

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/
  • British English: /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/

Inflected Forms

occipitofrontales (plural)

Synonyms

epicranius

Rhymes With

chehalis frontalis temporalis occipitalis mentalis nasalis vocalis orbitalis lingualis ansa cervicalis palace alice

Questions

How do you pronounce occipitofrontalis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɑkˌsɪp.ət.oʊ.fɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/.
What does occipitofrontalis mean?
A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a frontal portion that are separated by the epicranial aponeurosis, and serving to draw the scalp backwards, raising the eyebrows and wrinkling the forehead.
Where does occipitofrontalis come from?
Borrowed from New Latin occipitofrontālis, clipping of mūsculus occipitofrontālis (“occipitofrontal muscle”). Doublet of occipitofrontal.

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