adv. [ L.; akin to super. See Super-. ] Over; above; before; also, beyond; besides; -- much used as a prefix. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above the acromial process of the scapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) See Surangular. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars; -- said of certain feathers of birds. -- n. A supra-auricular feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a peduncle. See Suprafoliaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Situated above the branchiae; -- applied especially to the upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Situated above the choroid; -- applied to the layer of the choroid coat of the eyeball next to the sclerotic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Superciliary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the post-temporal in the pectorial arch of fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the clavicle. (b) Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Situated above a condyle or condyles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above, or in the roof of, the cranium. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geol.) Lying above the chalk; Supercretaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) More than decompound; divided many times. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Bot. & Zool.) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as, the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [ Written also supra-oesophagal, and supra-oesophageal. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Inserted into the stem above the leaf, petiole, or axil, as a peduncle or flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above the glottis; -- applied to that part of the cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the liver; -- applied to the branches of the hepatic veins. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Hyomental. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Supra- + lapse: cf. F. supralapsaire. ] (Eccl. Hist.) One of that class of Calvinists who believed that God's decree of election determined that man should fall, in order that the opportunity might be furnished of securing the redemption of a part of the race, the decree of salvation being conceived of as formed before or beyond, and not after or following, the lapse, or fall. Cf. Infralapsarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to the Supralapsarians, or their doctrine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Supralapsarians. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Supralapsarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A Supralapsarian. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a bird. -- n. A supraloral feather. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Supramaxillae (Anat.) The upper jaw or maxilla. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary nerve. (b) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being or situated above the world or above our system; celestial. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being supernatural; belief in supernatural agency or revelation; supernaturalism. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A supernaturalist. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to supernaturalism; supernaturalistic. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. -- n. The supraoccipital bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

Supraoccipital bone (Anat.), a bone on the dorsal side of the great foramen of the skull, usually forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but distinct in the young. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) See Supra-esophagal. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Situated above the orbit of the eye. [ 1913 Webster ]

Supraorbital point (Anat.), the middle point of the supraorbital line, which is a line drawn across the narrowest part of the forehead, separating the face from the cranium; the ophryon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Situated above the foot of a mollusk; as, the suprapedal gland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mercantile Law) An acceptance of a bill by a third person after protest for nonacceptance by the drawee. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the pubic bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys. -- n. A suprarenal capsule. [ 1913 Webster ]

Suprarenal capsules (Anat.), two small bodies of unknown function in front of, or near, the kidneys in most vertebrates. Also called renal capsules, and suprarenal bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Situated above, or on the anterior side of, the scapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) (a) Situated above the vertebral column. (b) Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Anat.) Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the connection with the stapes, as in many animals. -- n. The suprastapedial part of the columella. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Situated above the temporal bone or temporal fossa. -- n. A supratemporal bone. [ 1913 Webster ]