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occipital

/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/ UK
/ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.l̩/ UK
/ɑkˈsɪp.ət.l̩/ US

Rhymes with -ɪpɪtəl

Where it comes from

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.

adjective

not comparable Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

noun occipitals

abbreviation, ellipsis Ellipsis of occipital bone
An occipital scale in reptiles.

Translations

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adj of or pertaining to the occiput or occipital bone

Español	occipital
한국어	(의학)후두부
中文	枕的 zhěn de
Português	occipital
Français	occipital
Italiano	occipitale
Ελληνικά	ινιακός iniakós
Русский	заты́лочный zatýločnyj, окципита́льный okcipitálʹnyj

noun occipital bone

Español	occipital
Português	occipital

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"occipital." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/occipital. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

occipital. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/occipital

Chicago

"occipital." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/occipital.

BibTeX

@misc{occipital_2026,
  title = {occipital},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occipital},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}