Cheekbone
The bone below and to the side of each eye that gives the cheek its height and shape.
Also: zygomatic bone, malar bone
The cheekbone is the zygomatic bone, which forms the lower outer rim of the eye socket and joins the zygomatic arch running back towards the ear. Its height and width shape the middle of the face: high, prominent cheekbones mark many diamond and oval faces. Makeup traditions play with the cheekbone: contour shadows go under it, highlight sits on top of it, and in Myanmar thanaka paste is often painted in circles on it.