facial index
Americannoun
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Craniometry. the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height.
noun
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the ratio of the length of the face to the width of the face multiplied by 100: often used in comparative anthropology Compare cranial index
Etymology
Origin of facial index
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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FACE: All are chamaeprosopic with regard to the total facial index and all except 3 in the upper facial index.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
All but 1 are chamaeprosopic as regards the total facial index and all but 6 as regards the upper facial.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
All are chamaeprosopic in both respects except 1 Barawan man as regards total facial index and 2 in the upper.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
They are more brachycephalic than the Punan, their median index being 83.3, but are slightly less chamaeprosopic, 2 being leptoprosopic in regard to the upper facial index.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
The majority are chaniaeprosopic, but 1 is leptoprosopic in total facial and upper facial indices, and 7 are leptoprosopic in upper facial index.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
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