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sinciput

[ sin-suh-puht ]

noun

, Anatomy.
, plural sin·ci·puts, sin·cip·i·ta [sin-, sip, -i-t, uh].
  1. the forepart of the skull.
  2. the upper part of the skull.


sinciput

/ ˈsɪnsɪˌpʌt /

noun

  1. anatomy the forward upper part of the skull
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • sinˈcipital, adjective
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Other Words From

  • sin·cip·i·tal [sin-, sip, -i-tl], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinciput1

1570–80; < Latin: literally, half-head < *sēm ( i ) -caput, equivalent to sēmi- semi- + caput head
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Word History and Origins

Origin of sinciput1

C16: from Latin: half a head, from semi- + caput head
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Example Sentences

Wani is the largest, above brown, below slaty-grey; the head grey, with a black zone across the sinciput.

Do you sneeze, palpitate, or feel pain in sinciput or occiput, tibia, diaphragm or appendix?

Then I scratched my sinciput, battling for light, But gave up the effort, supposing 'twas right; And herein give out, as my earnest intent, Whenever I fail to owe no man a cent.

Wet your forefinger with your spittle; stick a broken gold-leaf on the sinciput; clip off a beggar’s beard to make it tresses; kiss it; fall down before it; worship it.

After the eighth day a cranial abscess spontaneously opened, from the sinciput to the occiput, and a large quantity of "corruption" was evacuated.

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