lower jaw

English

Noun

lower jaw (plural lower jaws)

1. The part of the face below the mouth; the jaw.
2. Specifically, the bone therein; the mandible of humans and other vertebrates that, with the cranium, composes the skull.

Synonyms

• (part of the face below the mouth): underjaw
• (mandible): jawbone

Translations

part of the face below the mouth

• German: Unterkiefer (de) m, Kiefer (de) m
• Swedish: underkäke (sv) c

mandible of humans and other vertebrates

• German: Unterkieferknochen (de) m
• Swedish: underkäke (sv) c, mandibel c

See also

• dentary bone