forehead
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1. the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits (noun.body)
hypernym | : | membrane bone, |
definition | : | any bone that develops within membranous tissue without previous cartilage formation; e.g. the clavicle and bones of the skull (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | glabella, mesophyron, |
definition | : | a smooth prominence of the frontal bone between and above the eyebrows; the most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline at the level of the supraorbital ridges (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | metopion, |
definition | : | the craniometric point midway between the frontal eminences of the skull (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | ophryon, |
definition | : | the craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | frontal eminence, |
definition | : | either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit (noun.body) |
2. the part of the face above the eyes (noun.body)
hypernym | : | feature, lineament, |
definition | : | the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | crinion, trichion, |
definition | : | point where the hairline meets the midpoint of the forehead (noun.location) |
part meronym | : | face, human face, |
definition | : | the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear (noun.body) |
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