occipital cortex occipital bone • occipital gyrus · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · occipital cortex · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 6 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head. Synonyms: occipital lobe, occipital cortex. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · occipital lobe · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 c latin small letter c U+0063 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 x latin small letter x U+0078