CHEEKBONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cheekbone mean? 

• CHEEKBONE (noun)
  The noun CHEEKBONE has 1 sense:

1. the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek

  Familiarity information: CHEEKBONE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CHEEKBONE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cheekbone; jugal bone; malar; malar bone; os zygomaticum; zygomatic; zygomatic bone

Hypernyms ("cheekbone" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Meronyms (parts of "cheekbone"):

jugal point; jugale (the craniometric point at the union of the frontal and temporal processes of the zygomatic bone)

arcus zygomaticus; zygoma; zygomatic arch (the slender arch formed by the temporal process of the cheekbone that bridges to the zygomatic process of the temporal bone)

zygomatic process (a slender process of the temporal bone that strengthens the zygomatic arch)

Holonyms ("cheekbone" is a part of...):

skull (the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates)

 Context examples 

Paranasal sinuses are named after the bones that contain them: frontal (the lower forehead), maxillary (cheekbones), ethmoid (beside the upper nose), and sphenoid (behind the nose).

(Paranasal sinus, NCI Dictionary)

It is characterized by premature fusion of cranial bones, resulting in head shape abnormalities, flattened cheekbones, and wide-set eyes.

(Muenke Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Broken bones, especially the bones of your nose, cheekbone and jaw, are common facial injuries.

(Facial Injuries and Disorders, NIH)

He carried a broad-brimmed hat in his hand, while he wore across the upper part of his face, extending down past the cheekbones, a black vizard mask, which he had apparently adjusted that very moment, for his hand was still raised to it as he entered.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

He had just shaved for there was a white spot of lather on his cheekbone and he was most respectful in his greeting to everyone in the room.

(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)