occiput

Meaning

The back part of the head or skull.

Opposite of

sinciput

Synonyms

back of the head

back of the skull

nape

occipital bone

silly

skull

💀

ugly

occipitalia

the back part of the skull

hindhead

occipital protuberance

hind head

back-end

pars occipitalis

hindbrain

nape of the neck

Translations

occiput

occipite

achterhoofd

nuque

occípit

Hinterkopf

occipucio

ινίον

ινίο

occipício

nuca

crinale

ινιακή χώρα

όπισθεν της κεφαλής

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɒk.sɪ.pʌt/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin occiput (“the back part of the head”). Compare sinciput.