palpebral

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

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpal.pɪb.ɹəl/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /pælˈpi.bɹəl/
• Rhymes: -ælpɪbɹəl, -iːbɹəl

palpebral (not comparable)

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

• blepharal

palpebral (plural palpebrals)

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

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

Borrowed from French palpébral.

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

1. palpebral

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

palpebral m or f (masculine and feminine plural palpebrales)

1. palpebral

• “palpebral”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024