facial angle

American  

noun

1. Craniometry. the angle formed by a line from nasion to prosthion at its intersection with the plane of the Frankfurt horizontal.

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facial angle British  

noun

1. 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

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Etymology

Origin of facial angle

First recorded in 1815–25

Example Sentences

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facial angle

And the law of selection enlarged his facial angle, and culture put arms in his hands.

From Vagaries by Munthe, Axel

The researches of Blumenbach show that threefourths of the animals known, have nearly the same facial angle; and yet what a disparity between their instincts and faculties!

From Beauty Illustrated Chiefly by an Analysis and Classificatin of Beauty in Woman by Walker, Alexander

Don't be frightened, Tom; I 'm not going off into the "ethnologies," and not a word will you hear from me about the facial angle, or frontal development!

From The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I by Lever, Charles James

One bas-relief represents the human head, with the facial angle shown at forty-five degrees.

From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)

The importance of this difference of age, with respect to the facial angle, is very great in the simiæ.

From The Moral and Intellectual Diversity of Races With Particular Reference to Their Respective Influence in the Civil and Political History of Mankind by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)