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

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