orthognathous

[ awr-thog-nuh-thuh s ]
/ ɔrˈθɒg nə θəs /

adjective Craniometry.

straight-jawed; having the profile of the face vertical or nearly so; having a gnathic index below 98.
Also or·thog·nath·ic [awr-thuh g-nath-ik, -thog-] /ˌɔr θəgˈnæθ ɪk, -θɒg-/.

Origin of orthognathous

First recorded in 1850–55; ortho- + -gnathous

OTHER WORDS FROM orthognathous

or·thog·na·thism [awr-thog-nuh-thiz-uh m] /ɔrˈθɒg nəˌθɪz əm/, or·thog·na·thy, noun hy·per·or·thog·na·thous, adjective

Words nearby orthognathous

orthogenetic, orthogenic, orthognathia, orthognathic, orthognathic surgery, orthognathous, orthogonal, orthogonal matrix, orthogonal projection, orthogonal trajectory, orthogonalize

Example sentences from the Web for orthognathous

  • There is little or no brow prominence and one at least of the skulls is as orthognathous in facial angle as that of a European.

    Man, Past and Present |Agustus Henry Keane

  • I do not see that an orthognathous face would cost more than a prognathous face; or a good morale than a bad one.

    More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II |Charles Darwin

  • At its northeastern end is the most round-headed, orthognathous, straight-haired, and yellow-skinned race.

    Man And His Ancestor |Charles Morris

  • The "gnathic index" is said to show that Europeans and Bushmen are orthognathous.

    The Black Man's Place in South Africa |Peter Nielsen

British Dictionary definitions for orthognathous

orthognathous
/ (ɔːˈθɒɡnəθəs) /

adjective

anatomy having normally aligned jaws

Derived forms of orthognathous

orthognathism or orthognathy, noun