brow ridge

noun

variants or less commonly browridge
: a prominence of the frontal bone above the eye caused by the projection of the frontal air sinuses

Examples of brow ridge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This more or less refers to such physical features as a lack of brow ridges, less-sloped forehead, and smaller teeth that humans have compared to Neanderthals. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024 While these differences are subtle—such as less prominent brow ridges on T. mcraeensis—this can often be the case for differences between species, the study authors note. Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Jan. 2024 The fossils include a partial frontal bone, including brow ridge, from the cranium, and the shaft of a shin bone, from Tam Pà Ling, a cave in northern Laos. Ryan McRae, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023 Anthropologists have frequently remarked on the decreasing brow ridges, shortening faces and shrinking heads of humans throughout the Paleolithic. Brian Hare, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2020 See all Example Sentences for brow ridge 

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Word History

First Known Use

1881, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of brow ridge was in 1881

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“Brow ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brow%20ridge. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

browridge

noun
brow·​ridge ˈbrau̇-ˌrij How to pronounce browridge (audio)
: a prominent ridge on the bone above the eye caused by sinuses in the skull

Medical Definition

brow ridge

noun
ˈbrau̇-ˌrij
variants also browridge
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