nasal index

American  

noun

1. Craniometry. (of the skull) the ratio of the distance from nasion to the lower margin of the nasal aperture to that of the maximum breadth of the nasal aperture.

2. Cephalometry. (of the head) the ratio of the maximum breadth of the external nose to its height from the nasal root to where the septum is confluent with the upper lip.

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nasal index British  

noun

1. the ratio of the widest part of the nose to its length multiplied by 100

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Etymology

Origin of nasal index

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

The data for the women were: stature 1486, arm-reach 1491, nasal index 85.7 to 108.8, average 99.7, cephalic index 78.59.

From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by Barrows, David Prescott

Only, the nasal index is somewhat smaller; on the whole, the nose has in its separate parts a decidedly pithecoid form.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Craig, Austin

The nasal index varies from 84 to 140—a truly astonishing series of noses!

From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by Barrows, David Prescott

The greatest nasal index among the males was 130.7.

From Negritos of Zambales by Reed, William Allan

The average arm-reach was 1572, the average nose length 41 and breadth 40, the index varying from 85.7 to 135.5, while the average nasal index was 99.8.

From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by Barrows, David Prescott