brow ridge
noun
variants
or less commonly browridge
: a prominence of the frontal bone above the eye caused by the projection of the frontal air sinuses
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The Dragon Man was a huge male with flat cheeks and prominent facial features: a large mouth, strong brow ridges, a round nose and a big brain.
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
These are all fictitious moves that are nonetheless enormously fun to watch—even though Chan nearly lost an eye after taking a blow to the brow ridge in one scene.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
This more or less refers to such physical features as a lack of brow ridges, less-sloped forehead, and smaller teeth that humans have compared to Neanderthals.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
Studies have shown that over the past 80,000 years, our faces have shortened and our brow ridges and brains have shrunk.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 3 Apr. 2023
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Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 June 2025
These are all fictitious moves that are nonetheless enormously fun to watch—even though Chan nearly lost an eye after taking a blow to the brow ridge in one scene.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2025
This more or less refers to such physical features as a lack of brow ridges, less-sloped forehead, and smaller teeth that humans have compared to Neanderthals.
—Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 1 Feb. 2024
Studies have shown that over the past 80,000 years, our faces have shortened and our brow ridges and brains have shrunk.
—Byvirginia Morell, science.org, 3 Apr. 2023
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“Brow ridge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brow%20ridge. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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browridge
noun
brow·ridge
ˈbrau̇-ˌrij 
: a prominent ridge on the bone above the eye caused by sinuses in the skull
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