occiputn.

Brit.

/ˈɒksᵻpʌt/,

/ˈɒksᵻpət/, U.S.

/ˈɑksəpət/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin occiput.

Etymology: < classical Latin occiput back of the head < ob- ob- prefix + caput head (see caput n.), after occipitium occipitium n. Compare Middle French, French occiput (1372).

Chiefly Anatomy and Zoology.

1. The back or posterior part of the head.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > back of head > [noun]

occiputa1398

noddlea1425

puppe?a1425

hind-head1617

occipitium1650

back-head1836

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 40 Þe occiput, þe nolle, is þe hynder partie of þe heed.

1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus ii. i. 516 Your occiput. I meane your head peece.

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 57 Expedition is the life of action, otherwise Time may shew his bald occiput and shake his posteriors at them in derision.

1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 400 Ruffians, who first by a Blow on the Occiput knockt him to the Ground.

1763 J. Woodforde Diary 7 Sept. in Woodeforde at Oxf. (1969) 152 I fell down dead, and cut my Occiput very bad indeed.

1798 J. O'Keeffe Man-Milliner ii. iii. 354 There's a tumour in the occiput. Eh! may be an operation is necessary.

1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. i. 5 Vinaceous-grey Coly, with a blue tail, crested head, and shining green occiput.

1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 365 Occiput (the Occiput). The back part of the head when it is vertical, or nearly so, to its point of junction with the trunk.

1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 81 The straight but inclined line of the occiput.

1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans ii. 39 The..‘Emasiatic’ type, with flattened occiput and crown.

1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) xii. 166 The topmost part of the epicranium is the vertex; posterior to the vertex on the back of the head lies the occiput; the anterior part is the frons; and the lateral parts are the genae or cheeks.

1982 A. Burgess End of World News 179 Trotsky takes his chance and cracks him on the occiput with the front edge of the chair seat.

2. The occipital bone of the skull.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > parts of skull > [noun] > back of skull

lambda?a1425

occiput1578

noddle-bone1611

noll-bone1615

occipital1861

1578 J. Banister Hist. Man Proeme sig. Biiij The first Vertebre inseparably growne to Occiput.

1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 158 One of the condyles of the occiput, which is articulated with the first vertebra.

1786 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 76 357 I took first the greatest circumference of the head from the most prominent part of the occiput around over the frontal sinuses.

1836 G. Head Home Tour 263 It was but half a skull,..the occiput had entirely disappeared.

1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xii. 414 The American skulls are characterised by a flattened occiput.

1899 Science 3 Feb. 162/1 Both skulls are dolichocephalic with high occiputs.

1939 T. L. Green Pract. Animal Biol. i. 149 A start is made by inserting scissor blades into the cranial cavity and cutting back along each side in turn through the occiput, the membrane between occiput and atlas, the atlas and succeeding vertebrae.

1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) viii. 262 Nerve XII usually occupies a separate hypoglossal foramen, sometimes multiple, in the floor of the occiput.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	occiput
释义	occiputn. Brit. /ˈɒksᵻpʌt/, /ˈɒksᵻpət/, U.S. /ˈɑksəpət/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin occiput. Etymology: < classical Latin occiput back of the head < ob- ob- prefix + caput head (see caput n.), after occipitium occipitium n. Compare Middle French, French occiput (1372). Chiefly Anatomy and Zoology. 1. The back or posterior part of the head. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > back of head > [noun] occiputa1398 noddlea1425 puppe?a1425 hind-head1617 occipitium1650 back-head1836 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 40 Þe occiput, þe nolle, is þe hynder partie of þe heed. 1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus ii. i. 516 Your occiput. I meane your head peece. 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 57 Expedition is the life of action, otherwise Time may shew his bald occiput and shake his posteriors at them in derision. 1699 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 21 400 Ruffians, who first by a Blow on the Occiput knockt him to the Ground. 1763 J. Woodforde Diary 7 Sept. in Woodeforde at Oxf. (1969) 152 I fell down dead, and cut my Occiput very bad indeed. 1798 J. O'Keeffe Man-Milliner ii. iii. 354 There's a tumour in the occiput. Eh! may be an operation is necessary. 1817 J. F. Stephens Shaw's Gen. Zool. X. i. 5 Vinaceous-grey Coly, with a blue tail, crested head, and shining green occiput. 1826 W. Kirby & W. Spence Introd. Entomol. III. 365 Occiput (the Occiput). The back part of the head when it is vertical, or nearly so, to its point of junction with the trunk. 1881 St. G. Mivart Cat 81 The straight but inclined line of the occiput. 1935 J. S. Huxley & A. C. Haddon We Europeans ii. 39 The..‘Emasiatic’ type, with flattened occiput and crown. 1960 D. C. Braungart & R. Buddeke Introd. Animal Biol. (ed. 5) xii. 166 The topmost part of the epicranium is the vertex; posterior to the vertex on the back of the head lies the occiput; the anterior part is the frons; and the lateral parts are the genae or cheeks. 1982 A. Burgess End of World News 179 Trotsky takes his chance and cracks him on the occiput with the front edge of the chair seat. 2. The occipital bone of the skull. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > parts of skull > [noun] > back of skull lambda?a1425 occiput1578 noddle-bone1611 noll-bone1615 occipital1861 1578 J. Banister Hist. Man Proeme sig. Biiij The first Vertebre inseparably growne to Occiput. 1712 Philos. Trans. 1710–12 (Royal Soc.) 27 158 One of the condyles of the occiput, which is articulated with the first vertebra. 1786 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 76 357 I took first the greatest circumference of the head from the most prominent part of the occiput around over the frontal sinuses. 1836 G. Head Home Tour 263 It was but half a skull,..the occiput had entirely disappeared. 1865 J. Lubbock Prehist. Times xii. 414 The American skulls are characterised by a flattened occiput. 1899 Science 3 Feb. 162/1 Both skulls are dolichocephalic with high occiputs. 1939 T. L. Green Pract. Animal Biol. i. 149 A start is made by inserting scissor blades into the cranial cavity and cutting back along each side in turn through the occiput, the membrane between occiput and atlas, the atlas and succeeding vertebrae. 1986 A. S. Romer & T. S. Parsons Vertebr. Body (ed. 6) viii. 262 Nerve XII usually occupies a separate hypoglossal foramen, sometimes multiple, in the floor of the occiput. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1398
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