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inion

inion noun: a small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.

inion: a small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external...
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Noun

inion (plural inia or inions)

  1. A small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.

inion meaning in Tamil and Arabic

inion in Tamil

பிடரி உச்சி

inion in Arabic

small protuberance on the skull
قَمَحْدُوَة qamaḥduwa

Forms of inion

pluralinia
pluralinions

Origin of inion

From Ancient Greek ἰνίον (iníon, “occipital bone; back of the head”). Compare -ion (“anthropometric landmark”).

Words formed from inion

Questions about inion

What does inion mean?
Inion means a small protuberance on the external surface of the back of the skull near the neck; the external occipital protuberance.
What is inion in Tamil?
Inion in Tamil is பிடரி உச்சி. See Inion meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is inion?
Inion is a noun.
What is the plural of inion?
The plural of inion is inia.

Words near inion in the dictionary

  1. inimitably
  2. inimplantable
  3. Ininew
  4. inioid
  5. inioids
  6. inion
  7. inions
  8. iniopterygian
  9. iniopterygians
  10. iniparib
  11. iniquitie

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Adapted from Wiktionary: inion (page history and authors); inion (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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