facial index
noun
Craniometry.
the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height.
Origin of facial index
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby facial index
facial axis,
facial bone,
facial canal,
facial eczema,
facial hemiplegia,
facial index,
facial muscle,
facial nerve,
facial palsy,
facial tic,
facial tissue
British Dictionary definitions for facial index
facial index
noun
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