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Princeton's WordNet

  1. supraorbital ridge, supraorbital torus, superciliary ridge, superciliary archnoun

    a ridge on the frontal bone above the eye socket

Wikipedia

  1. supraorbital ridge

    The brow ridge, or supraorbital ridge known as superciliary arch in medicine, is a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates and some other animals. In humans, the eyebrows are located on their lower margin.

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  1. supraorbital ridge

    The supraorbital ridge, also known as the supraorbital arch or brow ridge, is a bony ridge located above the eye sockets in the skull. It is more prominent in men than in women and is responsible for the shape and position of the eyebrows. In anthropological and forensic contexts, the size, shape, and prominence of the supraorbital ridge is useful for determining the sex, age, and even the species of a skull.

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  1. Supraorbital ridge

    The supraorbital ridge refers to a bony ridge located above the eye sockets of all primates. In Homo sapiens sapiens the eyebrows are located on their lower margin. Other terms in use are: ⁕eyebrow bone ⁕supraorbital arch ⁕frontal torus ⁕supraorbital torus ⁕superciliary ridge ⁕arcus superciliaris ⁕supraorbital margin and the margin of the orbit

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of supraorbital ridge in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of supraorbital ridge in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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