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Meaning of "sinciput" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SINCIPUT

From Latin: half a head, from semi- + caput head.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SINCIPUT

sinciput  [ˈsɪnsɪˌpʌt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SINCIPUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sinciput is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SINCIPUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

sinciput

Forehead

In human anatomy, the forehead is an area of the head bounded by three features, two of the skull and one of the scalp. The top of the forehead is marked by the hairline, the edge of the area where hair on the scalp grows. The bottom of the forehead is marked by the supraorbital ridge, the bone feature of the skull above the eyes. The two sides of the forehead are marked by the temporal ridge, a bone feature that links the supraorbital ridge to the coronal suture line and beyond. In Terminologia Anatomica, "sinciput" is given as the Latin equivalent to "forehead".

Definition of sinciput in the English dictionary

The definition of sinciput in the dictionary is the forward upper part of the skull.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SINCIPUT


occiput
ˈɒksɪˌpʌt
put-put
ˈpʌtˌpʌt
putt
pʌt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SINCIPUT

since
sincere
sincerely
sincereness
sincerity
sincipita
sincipital
Sinclair
Sind
Sindhi
sindon
sindonologist
sindonology
sine
sine curve
sine die
sine prole
sine qua non
sine wave

WORDS THAT END LIKE SINCIPUT

aerial input
autoput
cajeput
cajuput
caput
direct input
gross output
hard put
input
input/output
kaput
lilliput
output
put
Rajput
shot put
stay put
throughput
thruput
voice input

Synonyms and antonyms of sinciput in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sinciput» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SINCIPUT

Find out the translation of sinciput to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sinciput from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sinciput» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

sinciput
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sincipucio
570 millions of speakers

English

sinciput
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

sinciput
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sinciput
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

темени
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sinciput
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sinciput
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sinciput
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sinciput
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vorderkopf
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

前頭部
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sinciput
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sinciput
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sinciput
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தலை எலும்பின் மேற்பகுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पापणी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

başın ön kısmı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sinciput
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sinciput
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тімені
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sinciput
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

sinciput
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sinciput
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sinciput
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sinciput
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sinciput

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SINCIPUT»

The term «sinciput» is used very little and occupies the 164.895 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SINCIPUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «sinciput» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «sinciput» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sinciput

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SINCIPUT»

Discover the use of sinciput in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sinciput and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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New Manual; Or, Symptomen-codex
Heaviness in the whole sinciput, early after waking, Squil. 3. Heavy spot in the middle of the head, moving to and fro when moving the head, Loch. 4. Heaviness of the sinciput, when stooping, with stupifying pain, or with pressure in the orbits ...
Gottlieb Heinrich Georg Jahr, Charles Julius Hempel, 1853
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Midwifery
Sinciput & occiput above % Sinciput prominent occiput descending be tipped vaginally % Sinciput rising occiput can d 2/5 Sinciput not so prominent V5 Sinciput, occiput not felt cy % Head on pelvic floor Descent of the head determined in fifths ...
P. McCall Sellers, 1993
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Oxford American Handbook of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Being able to palpate the sinciput and not the occiput (which is always ahead of the sinciput in a well-flexed head) suggests engagement. On palpating the head, if it is two-fifths palpable and the hands are diverging on palpating the lateral ...
Director of Perinatal Research Errol R. Norwitz Associate Professor, Co-Director Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences Yale School of Medicine Yale-New Haven Hospital, St. George's Hospital Medical School University of London S. Arulkumaran Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UK, Derb, 2007
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Varney's Midwifery
... Denominator Designationfor Position Longitudinal Cephalic Vertex Occiput ROA LOA ROT LOT ROP LOP Sinciput Sinciput (bregma, anterior fontanel) Sinciput and brow presentations usually convert to either a vertex or a face presentation.
Tekoa L. King, Mary C. Brucker, Jan M. Kriebs, 2013
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Encyclopaedia of Pure Materia Medica
Confusion of the head, and aching in the forehead (soon); confusion in the sinciput (thirteenth and following days) ... in the evening, confusion of the sinciput , when lying (twenty-sixth day) ; confusion of the sinciput (in one hour, thirtieth day) ; in ...
T. F. Allen, 2013
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Unabridged Dictionary of Sensations as If
Medorrhinum (JHC) Sinciput Absent. — Sensation as if there were no forehead or head above the pain in the middle of the forehead. Magnetis Polus Australis ( CA) Sinciput Confusion. — Confusion and aching in the sinciput as if a band was  ...
J. W. Ward, 2003
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Clinical Medicine
The portion of the head felt on the side of the back is occiput and the opposite is sinciput. The levels of occiput and sinciput and their relationship are noted. If occiput is at a lower level than sinciput, the head is flexed. If both are at same level, ...
K. V. Krishna Das, 2013
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Jahr's New Manual: Or Symptomen-codex
Pressure or pressing from within outwards in the middle of the head ; under the left parietal bone ; under the left temporal bone, particularly in the evening ; in the middle of the forehead ; in the sinciput, as if the contents of the head would issue  ...
Hempel, 1848
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Best Practice in Labour and Delivery
5/5 5 4/5 3/5 2/5 1/5 0/5 Pelvic brim COMPLETELY ABOVE SINCIPUT OCCIPUT HIGH EASILY FELT SINCIPUT OCCIPUT EASILY FELT FELT SINCIPUT OCCIPUT FELT JUST FELT SINCIPUT OCCIPUT FELT NOT FELT NONE OF HEAD ...
10
Original and Genuine Letters Sent to the Tatler and ...
ToPerfius I flew like an eagle, and immediately found out the field of battle, and examined the place where this comprehensive sinciput lay, but found, to my own joy, and the confusion of my alphabetical enemies, that sinciput did not stand ...
Charles Lillie, 1725

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SINCIPUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sinciput is used in the context of the following news items.
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Waynesboro's Pereles finishes 11th in spelling bee
Sinciput,” which means forehead, made Pereles swallow hard, close his eyes, take deep breaths and repeat it several times before proceeding. “I had seen it ... «Staunton News Leader, May 15»
2
Valley Boy Competes in National Spelling Bee
Sam Pereles made it all the way to the semi-finals after spelling "sinciput" and "piolett" correctly, but didn't have enough points to qualify for the finals. Pereles ... «WHSV, May 15»
3
Dominic Palandri : doux, dur et dingue
Gueule de cinéma et dégaine de biker prêt à vous casser une queue de billard sur le sinciput au premier raccroc, le bonhomme dégage en effet le genre de ... «Le Petit Bulletin Lyon, Dec 14»
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The medical prescience of Edgar Allan Poe
... a cocked hat against the bedpost... a bump arose at once on my sinciput, and turned out to be as pretty an organ of order as one shall see on a summer's day. «New Scientist, Apr 12»
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20 000 concerts pour la Fête de la musique
Le sinciput plaqué de hargnosités vagues. Comme les floraisons lépreuses des vieux murs ; (...) Ces vieillards ont toujours fait tresse avec leurs sièges, Sentant ... «Le Figaro, Jun 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Sinciput [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/sinciput>. May 2024 ».
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