SINCIPUT (sincipita)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: sincipita   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does sinciput mean? 

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

1. the front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• SINCIPUT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The front part of the head or skull (including the forehead)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

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

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

human head (the head of a human being)