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

But they had the same facial angle; they were of about the same age, thirty-five; each was tall, square-shouldered, and erect, and each had the same curious gait that betokens long experience in the saddle.

From The Grain Ship by Morgan Robertson

They invariably showed a large facial angle, placed the ears well close to the head, sunk the eyes deep in their sockets, and ennobled the brows to suggest majesty or profound thought.

From Art Principles With Special Reference to Painting Together with Notes on the Illusions Produced by the Painter by Ernest Govett

On the contrary, the head was smaller, the hair finer, the complexion several shades lighter, and the facial angle totally different.

From Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. by W. H. (William Henry) Rhodes

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

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

His forehead betokens greater capacity; being more prominent, more vaulted, and with a greater facial angle.

From The Ethnology of the British Colonies and Dependencies by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham