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

I deem this a pendant to Camper’s discovery of the facial angle, and one too which was not quite so obvious or so easy to be made.

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

The investigation of Dr. Gould as to circumference of head and facial angle are exhibited in the following table:     White.

From A Review of Hoffman's Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 1 by Miller, Kelly

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

The facial angle was low and slanting and the coarse lips were hideously twisted in a snarl of death and defiance.

From The Portal of Dreams by Buck, Charles Neville

The facial angle is from 73° to 85°.

From The History of Tasmania , Volume II by West, John