zygomatic
- n the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
- a of or relating to the cheek region of the face
- In his evolution from the proscenium arch of the playwright to the zygomatic arch of the popular anthropologist, Robert Ardrey, 63, has never lost his instinct for drama.
- Anatomists studying jawless skulls of Australopithecus robustus could not help noticing the creature's well-developed zygomatic arch, the structure to which the jaw muscles are .