zygomatic

English

Etymology

From zygoma +‎ -tic. Doublet of zygomaticus.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌzʌɪ.ɡə(ʊ)ˈmat.ɪk/, /ˌzɪɡ.ə(ʊ)ˈmat.ɪk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˌzaɪ.ɡəˈmæt.ɪk/
Rhymes: -ætɪk

Adjective

zygomatic (not comparable)

(anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.
- 1970, J. G. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition, page 27:
  They show (1) the left orbit and zygomatic arch of President Kennedy magnified from Zapruder frame 230

Derived terms

Related terms

zygomatico- (and its derivatives)
zygomaxillary

Translations

pertaining to the zygoma

Catalan: zigomàtic (ca)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 顴的／颧的 (zh) (quán)
Esperanto: zigoma
French: zygomatique (fr)
Galician: cigomático (gl)
German: zygomatisch (de)
Ido: zigomatala (io)
Italian: zigomatico (it)
Portuguese: zigomático
Spanish: cigomático

Noun

zygomatic (plural zygomatics)

(anatomy) Ellipsis of zygomatic bone.

References

“zygomatic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
“zygomatic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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