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the angle formed by the junction of the Frankfort horizontal plane and the nasion-pogonion line in the lateral radiographic cephalometric tracing. Used to express the degree of retrusion or protrusion of the chin. See also prognathism and retrognathism.Medical dictionary. 2011.
Facial angle — Angle An gle ([a^][ng] g l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle, corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. agky los bent, crooked, angular, a gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish hook, G. angel, and F. anchor.] 1. The inclosed space near the point where … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Facial angle — Facial Fa cial, a. [LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F. facial.] Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve. {Fa cial*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] {Facial angle} (Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included between a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
facial angle — n. the angle made by the intersection of two lines drawn from the base of the nostrils, one to the ear opening and the other to the most prominent part of the forehead … English World dictionary
facial angle — noun : a measure of relative prognathism made by determining the angle at which a line connecting the nasion and prosthion intersects the eye ear plane * * * Craniom. the angle formed by a line from nasion to prosthion at its intersection with… … Useful english dictionary
facial angle — n. anatomical angle used to quantify facial protrusion … English contemporary dictionary
FACIAL ANGLE — an angle formed by drawing two lines, one horizontally from the nostril to the ear, and the other perpendicularly from the advancing part of the upper jawbone to the most prominent part of the forehead, an angle by which the degree of… … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
facial angle — (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) The angle formed by the point of union of the face and vertex … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
facial angle — Craniom. the angle formed by a line from nasion to prosthion at its intersection with the plane of the Frankfurt horizontal. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
facial angle — /feɪʃəl ˈæŋgəl/ (say fayshuhl angguhl) noun the angle formed on the face of a skull by a line from nasion to prosthion at its intersection with Reid s baseline …
angle — [ ɑ̃gl ] n. m. • XIIe; lat. angulus 1 ♦ Cour. Saillant ou rentrant formé par deux lignes ou deux surfaces qui se coupent. ⇒ arête, coin, encoignure, renfoncement. À l angle de la rue. Former un angle, être en angle. La maison qui fait l angle,… … Encyclopédie Universelle
