Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Located above the orbit of the eye.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Situated over or upon the orbit of the eye; roofing over the eye-socket; superciliary.
- noun A supra-orbital artery or nerve.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Situated above the orbit of the eye.
- adjective (Anat.) the middle point of the supraorbital line, which is a line drawn across the narrowest part of the forehead, separating the face from the cranium; the ophryon.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective anatomy Located immediately above the
eye sockets , where in humans theeyebrows are located.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective located or occurring above the eye socket
Etymologies
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Examples
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"The bump, for example," says Bartsiokas, "is part of the opening in the skull's frontal bone called the supraorbital notch, through which a bundle of nerves and blood vessels pass."
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For some curious reason the nerves most frequently involved are those which are most readily accessible for this kind of treatment, namely, the long nerve-threads which run from the inner third of the eyebrow up the forehead and over the crown of the head (the so-called supraorbital or frontal branches).
Preventable Diseases Woods Hutchinson 1896
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A slight crinkle to the nose to pass for Bajoran; pointed ears, peaked eyebrows, and a green tint to the skin for Vulcan, as well as a bit of supraorbital ridge to suggest Romulan when needed; and maybe even the recessed basin in the forehead to make him appear like a Cardassian spoon-head.
NEXT "TREK": AN EXPANDED PROPOSAL Toby O'B 2005
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The skull conforms mainly to the northern European type -- blunt orbital margins, flat supraorbital ridges, depressed glabella.
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There was a small hole where the occipital and parietal bones met at the back of his head but no corresponding exit wound in the frontal bone, although a small fragment appeared to have been dislodged from the supraorbital foramen, the ridge of bone above the right eye, by the emerging bullet.
The Killing Kind John Connolly 2002
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The roll of muscle above Ng's massive supraorbital ridge lowered in concentration.
The Girls He Adored Jonathan Nasaw 2001
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The roll of muscle above Ng's massive supraorbital ridge lowered in concentration.
The Girls He Adored Jonathan Nasaw 2001
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The roll of muscle above Ng's massive supraorbital ridge lowered in concentration.
The Girls He Adored Jonathan Nasaw 2001
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Right eyesocket (internal view): the left arrow shows the bony protuberance of the supraorbital notch, and the right arrow shows the frontal notch.
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Right eyesocket (frontal view): the left arrow shows the bony protuberance of the supraorbital notch, and the right arrow shows the frontal notch.
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