palpebral

See also: palpébral

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin palpebrālis (“of or on the eyelids”), from palpebra (“an eyelid”) +‎ -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix), equivalent to palpebra +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpal.pɪb.ɹəl/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /pælˈpi.bɹəl/
• Rhymes: -ælpɪbɹəl, -iːbɹəl

Adjective

palpebral (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located on or near the eyelids.

Synonyms

• blepharal

Derived terms

• acousticopalpebral
• auriculopalpebral
• auropalpebral
• capsulopalpebral
• cochleopalpebral
• interpalpebral
• intrapalpebral
• macropalpebral
• palpebral fissure
• palpebro-
• retropalpebral
• subpalpebral
• transpalpebral

 

Translations

relating to the eyelids

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 眼瞼的／眼睑的 (zh) (yǎnjiǎn de), 瞼的／睑的 (zh) (jiǎn de)

• Dutch: palpebraal (nl)
• Esperanto: palpebra (eo)
• French: palpébral (fr)
• Russian: пальпебра́льный (ru) m (palʹpebrálʹnyj), ^{(please verify)} относя́щийся к ве́ку m (otnosjáščijsja k véku)
• Spanish: palpebral (es)
• Tagalog: pantalukap-mata

Noun

palpebral (plural palpebrals)

1. (zootomy) A dermal bone found near the eye socket of some animals.

References

• “palpebral”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “palpebral”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French palpébral.

Adjective

palpebral m or n (feminine singular palpebrală, masculine plural palpebrali, feminine and neuter plural palpebrale)

1. palpebral

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	palpebral		palpebrală		palpebrali	palpebrale
	definite	palpebralul		palpebrala		palpebralii	palpebralele
genitive- dative	indefinite	palpebral		palpebrale		palpebrali	palpebrale
	definite	palpebralului		palpebralei		palpebralilor	palpebralelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palpeˈbɾal/ [pal.peˈβ̞ɾal]
• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: pal‧pe‧bral

Adjective

palpebral m or f (masculine and feminine plural palpebrales)

1. palpebral

Further reading

• “palpebral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28