orthognathous

American  

[awr-thog-nuh-thuhs] / ɔrˈθɒg nə θəs /

Also orthognathic

adjective

Craniometry.

1. straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.

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orthognathous British  

/ ɔːˈθɒɡnəθəs /

adjective

1. anatomy having normally aligned jaws

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Other Word Forms

• hyperorthognathous adjective
• orthognathism noun
• orthognathy noun

Etymology

Origin of orthognathous

First recorded in 1850–55; ortho- + -gnathous

Example Sentences

There is little or no brow prominence and one at least of the skulls is as orthognathous in facial angle as that of a European.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

I do not see that an orthognathous face would cost more than a prognathous face; or a good morale than a bad one.

From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir

The diagrams in Figure 30 are reduced from very carefully made diagrams of sections of four skulls, two round and orthognathous, two long and prognathous, taken longitudinally and vertically, through the middle.

From On Some Fossil Remains of Man by Huxley, Thomas Henry

The diagrams in Figure 29 are reduced from very carefully made diagrams of sections of four skulls, two round and orthognathous, two long and prognathous, taken longitudinally and vertically, through the middle.

From Lectures and Essays by Huxley, Thomas Henry