palpebral
See also: palpébral
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra + -al.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpal.pɪb.ɹəl/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pælˈpi.bɹəl/
- Rhymes: -ælpɪbɹəl, -iːbɹəl
Adjective
palpebral (not comparable)
- (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids.
Synonyms
- blepharal
Derived terms
- acousticopalpebral
- auriculopalpebral
- auropalpebral
- capsulopalpebral
- cochleopalpebral
- interpalpebral
- intrapalpebral
- macropalpebral
- palpebral fissure
- palpebro-
- retropalpebral
- subpalpebral
- transpalpebral
Translations
relating to the eyelids
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Noun
palpebral (plural palpebrals)
- (zootomy) A dermal bone found near the eye socket of some animals.
References
- “palpebral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “palpebral”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
Romanian
Etymology
From French palpébral.
Adjective
palpebral m or n (feminine singular palpebrală, masculine plural palpebrali, feminine and neuter plural palpebrale)
- palpebral
Declension
Declension of palpebral
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | palpebral | palpebrală | palpebrali | palpebrale | ||
| definite | palpebralul | palpebrala | palpebralii | palpebralele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | palpebral | palpebrale | palpebrali | palpebrale | ||
| definite | palpebralului | palpebralei | palpebralilor | palpebralelor | |||
Spanish
Adjective
palpebral (plural palpebrales)
- palpebral
Further reading
- “palpebral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014