Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

glabella

[gluh-bel-uh]

Origin

noun, plural gla·bel·lae

[-bel-ee] . Anatomy.

the flat area of bone between the eyebrows, used as a craniometric point.

Origin:
1590–1600; < Neo-Latin, feminine of Latin glabellus smooth, hairless, equivalent to glaber without hair, smooth + -lus diminutive suffix; compare castellum

Related forms

gla·bel·lar, adjective

00:10

00:09

00:08

00:07

00:06

00:05

00:04

00:03

00:02

00:01

Glabella is always a great word to know.

So is epidermis. Does it mean:

either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing

the outer, nonvascular, nonsensitive layer of the skin, covering the true skin or corium

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun, plural gla·bel·la

[-bel-uh] .

glabella.

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To glabella

Collins

World English Dictionary

glabella (ɡləˈbɛlə)

—n , pl -lae
	anatomy a smooth elevation of the frontal bone just above the bridge of the nose: a reference point in physical anthropology or craniometry

[C19: New Latin, from Latin glabellus smooth, from glaber bald, smooth]

gla'bellar

—*adj*

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

glabella

"space between the eyebrows," 1598, Mod.L., lit. fem. of adj. glabellus "without hair, smooth," dim. of glaber "smooth, bald," cognate with O.E. glæd "bright, shining, joyous" (see glad).

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

glabella gla·bel·la (glə-běl'ə)
n. pl. gla·bel·lae (-běl'ē)

The smooth area between the eyebrows just above the nose.
The most forward projecting point of the forehead in the midline of the supraorbital ridges. Also called mesophryon.

Word Dynamo Rating For Glabella

People who can define Glabella may know 20,047 words, as many as a 7th grader.

How many words do you know?

Enjoy Dictionary.com ad-free! Learn more

Quote Of The Day

"Opinions are not to be learned by rote, like the letters of an alphabet, or the words of a dictionary. They are conclusions to be formed, and formed by each individual in the sacred and free citadel of the mind, and there enshrined beyond the arm of law to reach, or force to shake; ay! and beyond the right of impertinent curiosity to violate, or presumptuous arrogance to threaten."

-Frances Wright

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help

glabella

gla·bel·la

gla·bel·lum