facial angle

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Definitions of facial angle words

noun facial angle Craniometry. the angle formed by a line from nasion to prosthion at its intersection with the plane of the Frankfurt horizontal. 1
noun facial angle the angle formed between a line from the base of the nose to the opening of the ear and a line from the base of the nose to the most prominent part of the forehead: often used in comparative anthropology 0
noun facial angle the angle made by the intersection of two lines drawn from the base of the nostrils, one to the ear opening and the other to the most prominent part of the forehead 0

before 1815

One of the 39% newest English words

First recorded in 1815-25

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