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Craniom. the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height.[1885-90]
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facial index — n. the ratio of the height to the width of the face; (height × 100) ÷ width: cf. CEPHALIC INDEX … English World dictionary
facial index — n the ratio multiplied by 100 of the breadth of the face to its length * * * the relation of the length of the face to its width, obtained by multiplying by 100 the bizygomatic width and dividing the product by the distance from the ophryon to… … Medical dictionary
facial index — noun the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face • Hypernyms: ↑ratio * * * noun : the ratio of the breadth of the face to its length multiplied by 100, the breadth used being usually the bizygomatic and the… … Useful english dictionary
facial index — noun Date: circa 1889 the ratio of the breadth of the face to its length multiplied by 100 … New Collegiate Dictionary
facial index — fac′ial in dex n. anat. pan the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height … From formal English to slang
facial index — /feɪʃəl ˈɪndɛks/ (say fayshuhl indeks) noun the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height …
upper facial index — n the ratio of the distance between the nasion and prosthion to the bizygomatic breadth multiplied by 100 … Medical dictionary
index — n. alphabetical list 1) to compile, do, make an index 2) an author; cumulative; subject index 3) an index to (an index to a book) indicator 4) a consumer price, cost of living; price index 5) an index to (an index to economic progress) ratio of… … Combinatory dictionary
Facial Action Coding System — (FACS) is a system to taxonomize human facial expressions, originally developed by Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen in 1976. [P. Ekman and W. Friesen. Facial Action Coding System: A Technique for the Measurement of Facial Movement. Consulting… … Wikipedia
Facial (disambiguation) — Facial may refer to:*Facial, a personal care treatment which involves cleaning and moisturizing of the human face *Facial, an adjective for the face *Facial, a term used in some contact sports to refer to a foul play which involves one player… … Wikipedia
