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EnglishTHE SCHOLAR'S LEXICON

supraorbital

/soo-pruh-awr-bi-tl/US // ˌsu prəˈɔr bɪ tl //UK // (ˌsuːprəˈɔːbɪtəl, ˌsjuː-) //

眶上,眶上区,眶外侧,眶上线

Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : situated above the eye socket.

Examples

  • Position of the supraorbital notch in relation to the posterior notch of the zygomatic plate.

  • The frontoparietal is elongate, without a pronounced anterior supraorbital process.

  • The frontoparietal is elongate, smooth, and bears a small supraorbital process on the anterior edge of the orbit.

  • Juveniles of calidipes and sacki are alike in coloration but different in the extent of the supraorbital semicircle-series.

  • Each bears a pore of the supraorbital line just below the midline.

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