n.
Pronunciation: z ī - ' g ō -m ə
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ma · ta \ -m ə -t ə \ also -mas
Etymology: New Latin zygomat-, zygoma, from Greek zyg ō ma, from zygoun to join, from zygon yoke
Date: circa 1684
1 a : ZYGOMATIC ARCH b : a slender bony process of the zygomatic arch
2 : ZYGOMATIC BONE