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. --
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.) 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. (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. (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;
n.;
a. (Anat.)
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. (Anat.) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. --
Supraoccipital bone (Anat.),
a. (Zool.) Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes and reptiles. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) See Supra-esophagal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Supraorbital point (Anat.),
a. (Zool.) Situated above the foot of a mollusk;
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 kidneys. --
Suprarenal capsules (Anat.),
a. (Anat.) Situated above the sphenoidal bone;
a. (Anat.)
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. --
a. (Anat.) Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Anat.) Situated above the temporal bone or temporal fossa. --