facial angle
noun
Craniometry.
the angle formed by a line from nasion to prosthion at its intersection with the plane of the Frankfurt horizontal.
Origin of facial angle
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby facial angle
facetiae,
facetious,
faceup,
facia,
facial,
facial angle,
facial artery,
facial axis,
facial bone,
facial canal,
facial eczema
British Dictionary definitions for facial angle
facial angle
noun
the angle formed between a line from the base of the nose to the opening of the ear and a line from the base of the nose to the most prominent part of the forehead: often used in comparative anthropology