Temporal fossa
temporal fossa n.
The space on the side of the cranium bounded by the temporal lines and terminating below at the level of the zygomatic arch.
Read Also:
- Temporal gyrus
temporal gyrus n. A sagittal convolution on the inferolateral border of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum, separated from the middle temporal gyrus by the inferior temporal sulcus and including the fusiform gyrus; inferior temporal gyrus. A longitudinal gyrus on the lateral surface of the temporal lobe of the brain, between the superior and inferior […]
- Temporal-hour
noun, Horology. 1. a unit of time used in the Roman and Ottoman empires that divided the daylight into an equal number of hours, resulting in long summer hours and short winter hours.
- Temporality
noun, plural temporalities. 1. temporal character or nature; temporariness. 2. something temporal. 3. Usually, temporalities. a worldly or secular possession, revenue, or the like, as of the church or clergy. noun (pl) -ties 1. the state or quality of being temporal 2. something temporal 3. (often pl) a secular possession or revenue belonging to a […]
- Temporalize
verb (used with object), temporalized, temporalizing. 1. to make temporal in time; place in time. 2. to make concerned with the present life; secularize.
- Temporal-lobe
noun, Anatomy, Zoology. 1. the lateral lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the occipital lobe. temporal lobe noun 1. the laterally protruding portion of each cerebral hemisphere, situated below the parietal lobe and associated with sound perception and interpretation: it is thought to be the centre for memory recall temporal lobe n. The […]