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gonion

American

[goh-nee-on] / ˈgoʊ niˌɒn /

noun

Craniometry. a point on each side of the lower jaw at the mandibular angle.

gonion British

/ ˈɡəʊnɪən /

noun

anatomy the point or apex of the angle of the lower jaw

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Noun Inflected Forms

gonia

plural

Etymology

Origin of gonion

First recorded in 1875–80

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gonia

Sanskrit words such as gonia, for angle, kentra, for centre, hora, for hour, he points out as clearly of Greek origin, and imported into Sanskrit.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

GUNNY, a sort of cloth, the name of which is supposed to be derived from ganga or gania of Rumphius, or from gonia, a vernacular name of the Crotolaria juncea—a plant common in Madras.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" by Various

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