What does occipital mean?

occipital means "of or relating to the occiput".

How many syllables are in occipital?

occipital has 4 syllables: oc-cip-i-tal. The stress falls on "cip". In IPA it is /ɑkˈsɪpətəl/.

Is occipital a common word?

occipital is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Occipital — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
of or relating to the occiput
“occipital bone”

Questions about occipital

What does occipital mean?: occipital means "of or relating to the occiput".
How many syllables are in occipital?: occipital has 4 syllables: oc-cip-i-tal. The stress falls on "cip". In IPA it is /ɑkˈsɪpətəl/.
Is occipital a common word?: occipital is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for occipital come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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