- breadth-height index
- breadth-height index 'bretth-'hīt- n the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head or skull to its maximum height multiplied by 100
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breadth-height index — noun anthropology : the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head or skull to its maximum height multiplied by 100 … Useful english dictionary
index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r … Medical dictionary
nasal index — noun : the ratio of nasal breadth to nasal height multiplied by 100 * * * 1. Craniom. (of the skull) the ratio of the distance from nasion to the lower margin of the nasal aperture to that of the maximum breadth of the nasal aperture. 2. Cephalom … Useful english 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
nasal index — n the ratio of nasal breadth to nasal height multiplied by 100 * * * 100 times the maximal breadth of the nasal aperture divided by the nasion nasospinale height … Medical dictionary
nasal index — n. 1. in cephalometry, the ratio of the greatest breadth of the nose to its greatest height multiplied by 100 2. in craniometry, the ratio of the greatest breadth of the nasal aperture (of the skull) to its greatest height multiplied by 100 … English World dictionary
Metacentric height — Ship Stability diagram showing centre of gravity (G), centre of buoyancy (B), and metacentre (M) with ship upright and heeled over to one side. Note that for small angles, G and M are fixed, while B moves as the ship heels, and for big angles B… … Wikipedia
orbital index — noun : the ratio of the greatest height of the orbital cavity to its greatest width multiplied by 100 where the width is measured from the dacryon to the farthest point on the opposite border and the height is measured along a line perpendicular… … Useful english dictionary
nasal index — 1. Craniom. (of the skull) the ratio of the distance from nasion to the lower margin of the nasal aperture to that of the maximum breadth of the nasal aperture. 2. Cephalom. (of the head) the ratio of the maximum breadth of the external nose to… … Universalium
nasal index — /neɪzəl ˈɪndɛks/ (say nayzuhl indeks) noun 1. (of the skull) the ratio of the distance from the nasion to the lower margin of the nasal aperture to that of the maximum breadth of the nasal aperture. 2. (of the head) the ratio of the maximum… …
