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单词 orthognathous
释义

orthognathous

[ awr-thog-nuh-thuhs ]
/ 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-thuhg-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-uhm], /ɔrˈθɒg nəˌθɪz əm/, or·thog·na·thy, nounhy·per·or·thog·na·thous, adjective

Words nearby orthognathous

orthogenetic, orthogenic, orthognathia, orthognathic, orthognathic surgery, orthognathous, orthogonal, orthogonalize, orthogonal matrix, orthogonal projection, orthogonal trajectory
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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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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