asterion

Noun

Meaning

The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid, parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Hypernyms

craniometric point

Anagrams

notaries oestrian notarise airstone arsonite Restaino senorita rosinate

Examples

By Androgeneia of Phaestus he had Asterion, who commanded the Cretan contingent in the war between Dionysus and the Indians. Source: Internet

Astronomical chart showing Bootes the Ploughman holding a spear, a sickle, and two dogs, Asterion and Chara, on a leash, also showing a quadrant, and the hair of Berenice forming the constellations. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

asterikos asterinaceous asterinid asterionellopsid asterionic asteriosaponin