occiput
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occiput
- /ˈɒk.sɪ.pʌt/ UK
- /ˈɑk.səˌpʌt/ US
- /ˈɑk.səp.ət/ US
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin occiput (“the back part of the head”). Compare sinciput.
noun occipita · occiputs
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The back part of the head or skull.
And then came Turbor, who sat quietly and unemotionally through the fifteen minute process, and Munn, who jerked at the first touch of the electrodes, and then spent the session rolling his eyes as though he wished he could turn them backwards and watch through a hole in his occiput.
Opposite: sinciput
Translations
Talk about this word "occiput." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/occiput. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. occiput. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/occiput "occiput." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/occiput.Cite this
@misc{occiput_2026,
title = {occiput},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/occiput},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
