Glabella
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɡləˈbɛlə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Glabella is a noun meaning (anatomy) The space between the eyebrows and above the nose.
Meaning
(anatomy) The space between the eyebrows and above the nose.
More Meanings
- (zoology) The axial protuberance on the cephalon of certain arthropods (especially trilobites).
Example Sentences
The good Doctor had perceptibly aged since last year but was as sturdy and square-shaped as ever with his well-padded shoulders, square chin, square nostrils, leonine glabella, and rectangular brush of grizzled hair that had something topiary about it.
Word Forms
- glabellas
- glabellae
Synonyms for glabella
Depending on context, synonyms include mesophryon.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include convex, woodsia, mesophryon, ophryon, brow, supercilium.
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