zygomatic

From zygoma +‎ -tic. Doublet of zygomaticus.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌzʌɪ.ɡə(ʊ)ˈmat.ɪk/, /ˌzɪɡ.ə(ʊ)ˈmat.ɪk/

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• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌzaɪ.ɡəˈmæt.ɪk/
• Rhymes: -ætɪk

zygomatic (not comparable)

1. (anatomy, relational) Of, relating to, or located in the area of the zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch.
   • 1970, J. G. Ballard, The Atrocity Exhibition, page 27:

     They show (1) the left orbit and zygomatic arch of President Kennedy magnified from Zapruder frame 230

zygomatic (plural zygomatics)

1. (anatomy) Ellipsis of zygomatic bone.

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