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facial index

noun

Craniometry. the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height.

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Origin of facial index

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby facial index

facial axis, facial bone, facial canal, facial eczema, facial hemiplegia, facial index, facialist, facial muscle, facial nerve, facial palsy, facial tic
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British Dictionary definitions for facial index

facial index

noun

the ratio of the length of the face to the width of the face multiplied by 100: often used in comparative anthropologyCompare cranial index
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