submental

submental

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ mental or submentum +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsʌbˈmɛn.təl/
• Rhymes: -ɛntəl

Adjective

submental (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Located beneath the chin or lower jaw.
2. (entomology, relational) Under the mentum; pertaining to the submentum.

Derived terms

• submentally

Translations

beneath the chin

Chinese: Mandarin: 頦下／颏下 (kēxià, (Taiwan) háixià)

References

• “submental”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “submental”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary

Anagrams

• semblaunt