cheekbone

cheek·bone  (chkbn)

n.

See zygomatic bone.

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cheekbone [ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn]

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the nontechnical name for zygomatic bone Related adj malar

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

cheekbone - the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek jugal bone, malar, malar bone, os zygomaticum, zygomatic, zygomatic bone jugal point, jugale - the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone bone, os - rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates arcus zygomaticus, zygoma, zygomatic arch - the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone skull - the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates zygomatic process - a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch

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cheekbone noun

Related words
technical name zygomatic bone
adjective malar

Translations

cheekbone [ˈtʃiːkbəʊn] N → pómulo m

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cheekbone [ˈtʃiːkbəʊn] n → pommette f

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cheekbone

n → Wangenknochen m, → Jochbein nt (spec)

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cheekbone [ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn] n → zigomo

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cheekbone [ˈtʃiːkˌbəʊn] n → zigomo

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cheekbone → عظم الوجنة lícní kost kindben Wangenknochen ζυγωματικό pómulo poskiluu pommette jagodica zigomo ほお骨 광대뼈 jukbeen kinnben kość policzkowa maçã do rosto, osso malar скула kindben โหนกแก้ม elmacık kemiği xương gò má 颊骨