Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

temporal bone

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: tem-po-ral bone
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.

Inflected Forms

temporal bones (plural)

Synonyms

os temporale

Questions

What does temporal bone mean?: Either of two compound bones that collectively make up the sides and base of the skull.

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