GLABELLA


Meaning of GLABELLA in English

gləˈbelə noun

( plural glabel·lae -ˌlē, -ˌlī)

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, feminine of glabellus hairless, smooth, from glaber bald — more at glad

1. : the smooth prominence of the forehead between the eyebrows ; also : the part of the frontal bone that lies immediately above the root of the nose or a point in the midsagittal plane of this area — see craniometry illustration

2. : the median convex lobe of the cephalic shield of a trilobite

• gla·bel·lar -_lə(r) adjective

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