OCCIDENTAL
Oc`ci*den"tal, a. Etym: [L. occidentalis; cf. F.occidental.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; — opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
2. Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; — used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.
OCCIDENTALS
Oc`ci*den"tals, n.pl. (Eccl.)
Defn: Western Christians of the Latin rite. See Orientals. Shipley.
OCCIDUOUS
Oc*cid"u*ous, a. Etym: [L. occiduus, fr. occidere to go down.]
Defn: Western; occidental. [R.] Blount.
OCCIPITAL
Oc*cip"i*tal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. occipital.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital bone. Occipital bone (Anat.), the bone which forms the posterior segment of the skull and surrounds the great foramen by which the spinal cord leaves the cranium. In the higher vertebrates it is usually composed of four bones, which become consolidated in the adult. — Occipital point (Anat.), the point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon.
OCCIPITAL
Oc*cip"i*tal, n. (Anat.)