nosebridge

Glasses rest here

The nosebridge is the upper part of the nose where it meets the forehead, forming the bony ridge between the eyes.

On eyeglasses, the nosebridge is the part that rests on this area: These frames have an adjustable nosebridge.

Also spelled as two words: nose bridge.

eyewear

glasses

Corrective eyewear or tumblers

pince-nez · monocle · fit · pinch · slip · rest · adjustment · comfort · indent · marks

anatomy

nasal bone

Skull component shaping nose

  • cartilageFlexible connective body tissue
  • septumInternal anatomical partition
  • dorsumAnatomical upper surface

glabella · radix · ethmoid · maxillary · vomer · columella · alar · philtrum · turbinates · sinuses

aesthetics

profile

Side-facing outline

slope · straight · curved · aquiline · flat · high · low · narrow · wide · highlighting

surgery

rhinoplasty

Surgery reshaping the nose

augmentation · reconstruction · filler injection · postoperative · swelling · splint · sutures · revision · plastic surgeon · cosmetic

ethnicity

phenotype

Observable characteristics of organism

anthropometry · craniofacial · diversity · indigenous · multiracial

Opposites
nose anatomy/position

nosebridgenosetip

Foremost point of nose

columella · nostrils · nostril

Family

nose, bridge, noses, nosed, nosy, nosing, bridges, bridged, bridging

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G