occipital
adjective
- relating to the back of the head (occiput)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/ / /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/ / /ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/
adj
Etymology: Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.
- Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
noun
Etymology: Borrowing from Middle French occipital, from Medieval Latin occipitālis, from occiput (“the back of the head, occiput”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent of occiput + -al. Doublet of occipitalis.
- Ellipsis of occipital bone.
- An occipital scale in reptiles.