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the relation of the length of the face to its width, obtained by multiplying by 100 the bizygomatic width and dividing the product by the distance from the ophryon to the alveolar point.Medical dictionary. 2011.
facial index — n. the ratio of the height to the width of the face; (height × 100) ÷ width: cf. CEPHALIC INDEX … English World 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
facial index — noun Date: circa 1889 the ratio of the breadth of the face to its length multiplied by 100 … New Collegiate Dictionary
facial index — Craniom. the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height. [1885 90] * * * … Universalium
facial index — fac′ial in dex n. anat. pan the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height … From formal English to slang
facial index — /feɪʃəl ˈɪndɛks/ (say fayshuhl indeks) noun the ratio of the breadth of a face to its height …
upper facial index — n the ratio of the distance between the nasion and prosthion to the bizygomatic breadth multiplied by 100 … Medical dictionary
index — n. alphabetical list 1) to compile, do, make an index 2) an author; cumulative; subject index 3) an index to (an index to a book) indicator 4) a consumer price, cost of living; price index 5) an index to (an index to economic progress) ratio of… … Combinatory dictionary
Facial Action Coding System — (FACS) is a system to taxonomize human facial expressions, originally developed by Paul Ekman and Wallace Friesen in 1976. [P. Ekman and W. Friesen. Facial Action Coding System: A Technique for the Measurement of Facial Movement. Consulting… … Wikipedia
Facial (disambiguation) — Facial may refer to:*Facial, a personal care treatment which involves cleaning and moisturizing of the human face *Facial, an adjective for the face *Facial, a term used in some contact sports to refer to a foul play which involves one player… … Wikipedia
