porion

American

[pawr-ee-on, pohr-] / ˈpɔr iˌɒn, ˈpoʊr- /

noun

Craniometry.

the most lateral point in the roof of the bony external auditory meatus.

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Origin of porion

1905–10; < New Latin < Greek pór ( os ) passage, way ( see pore ²) + -ion diminutive suffix

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If the angle is the same throughout its entire blade length, then all the porions of its blades approaching the hub from its outer portion would have a gradually decreasing pitch.

From Flying Machines: construction and operation; a practical book which shows, in illustrations, working plans and text, how to build and navigate the modern airship by Octave Chanute

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