English noun: temporal bone | |||
1. | temporal bone (body) a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear | ||
Synonyms | os temporale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bone, os | ||
Part holonym | glenoid fossa, mandibular fossa, mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal, styloid process, tympanic bone | ||
Part meronym | braincase, brainpan, cranium | ||