fortress, fort - a fortified defensive structure. merlon - a solid section between two crenels in a crenelated battlement. bulwark, rampart, wall - an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes; they stormed the ramparts of the city; they blew the trumpet and the walls came tumbling down.
Definition of OCCIPITAL BONE. : a compound bone that forms the posterior part of the skull and bears a condyle by which the skull articulates with the atlas.See occipital bone defined for kids.ADVERTISEMENT. a compound bone that forms the posterior part of the skull and bears a condyle by which the skull articulates with the atlas. See occipital bone defined for kids.
Thus, the occipital lobe is defined as the part of the cerebral cortex that lies underneath the occipital bone. (See the human brain article for more information.). The lobes rest on the tentorium cerebelli, a process of dura mater that separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum.