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supercilium

UK/ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/US/ˌsu.pɚˈsɪl.i.əm/

supercilium noun: the region of the eyebrows.

Noun

supercilium (plural supercilia)

  1. (rare) The region of the eyebrows.
  2. (rare) The overhanging margin of a bony cavity (as of the acetabulum).
  3. (rare) A superciliary marking or structure, especially in a bird.
  4. (classical) A fillet above and below the scotia of an Attic base.
  5. (classical) The lintel or transverse part of a door frame.
  6. (humorous, rare) Superciliousness, haughtiness; an instance of this, a supercilious demeanor.

supercilium meaning in Tamil

supercilium in Tamil

புருவமேலம், புருவம், புருவக்கோடு

Forms of supercilium

pluralsupercilia

Origin of supercilium

Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”).

Words that rhyme with supercilium

Questions about supercilium

What does supercilium mean?
Supercilium means the region of the eyebrows.
What is supercilium in Tamil?
Supercilium in Tamil is புருவமேலம், புருவம், புருவக்கோடு. See Supercilium meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is supercilium?
Supercilium is a noun.
How do you pronounce supercilium?
Supercilium is pronounced /ˌs(j)uː.pəˈsɪl.i.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of supercilium?
The plural of supercilium is supercilia.

Words near supercilium in the dictionary

  1. superciliary
  2. superciliosity
  3. supercilious
  4. superciliously
  5. superciliousness
  6. supercilium
  7. supercinema
  8. supercinemas
  9. supercircle
  10. supercircles
  11. supercircular

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Adapted from Wiktionary: supercilium (page history and authors); supercilium (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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