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supratemporal

supratemporal adjective: above the temporal lobe.

Adjective

supratemporal (not comparable)

  1. Above the temporal lobe
  2. That transcends time

Noun

supratemporal (plural supratemporals)

  1. A supratemporal bone.
    • In the absence (e.g., Figs. 31 b, 33, 44, 45, etc.) of the intertemporal and supratemporals, the parietals articulate directly with the squamosals and postorbitals; in the Chelonia (Fig. 30) and Crocodilia, also directly with the pterygoids. Fused in most late reptiles (e.g., Figs. 69, 72).1925, Samuel Wendell Williston, “Chapter 1”, in The Osteology of the Reptiles

supratemporal meaning in Tamil

supratemporal in Tamil

கால அளவைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட, செவித்தடத்திற்கு மேற்பட்ட

Forms of supratemporal

pluralsupratemporals

Origin of supratemporal

From supra- + temporal.

Words that rhyme with supratemporal

42 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about supratemporal

What does supratemporal mean?
Supratemporal means above the temporal lobe.
What is supratemporal in Tamil?
Supratemporal in Tamil is கால அளவைக்கு அப்பாற்பட்ட, செவித்தடத்திற்கு மேற்பட்ட. See Supratemporal meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is supratemporal?
Supratemporal can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near supratemporal in the dictionary

  1. suprasystemic
  2. suprasystolic
  3. supratarsal
  4. supratectal
  5. supratemperate
  6. supratemporal
  7. supratemporally
  8. supratemporals
  9. supratentoral
  10. supratentorial
  11. supratentorially

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