bigonialadj.

Brit.

/bʌɪˈɡəʊnɪəl/, U.S.

/ˌbaɪˈɡoʊniəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bi- comb. form, gonion n., -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < bi- comb. form + gonion n. + -al suffix¹. Compare French bigoniaque (P. Broca, 1875 or earlier).

Chiefly Physical Anthropology.

Designating various measurements of the skull taken between the angles of the lower jaw (gonia).

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bigonial1893

1893 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Irel. 22 15 The bigonial diameter averages 6mm. less in the former showing that the lower part of the face is narrower.

1901 Amer. Anthropologist 3 39 Bigonial arc, around anterior margin of the jaw.

1968 F. S. Hulse Human Species 449 Genetic influence appears to be strongest in some of the facial dimensions: minimum frontal and bigonial diameters and the height of the upper face and nose.

2001 T. M. Pfeifer in R. S. Narins Cosmetic Surg. xl. 927 Anthropometric studies reveal that attractive faces often have bitemporal and bigonial distances that are equal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bigonial
释义	bigonialadj. Brit. /bʌɪˈɡəʊnɪəl/, U.S. /ˌbaɪˈɡoʊniəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: bi- comb. form, gonion n., -al suffix¹. Etymology: < bi- comb. form + gonion n. + -al suffix¹. Compare French bigoniaque (P. Broca, 1875 or earlier). Chiefly Physical Anthropology. Designating various measurements of the skull taken between the angles of the lower jaw (gonia). ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > jaws > [adjective] > distance between points of bigonial1893 1893 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. Great Brit. & Irel. 22 15 The bigonial diameter averages 6mm. less in the former showing that the lower part of the face is narrower. 1901 Amer. Anthropologist 3 39 Bigonial arc, around anterior margin of the jaw. 1968 F. S. Hulse Human Species 449 Genetic influence appears to be strongest in some of the facial dimensions: minimum frontal and bigonial diameters and the height of the upper face and nose. 2001 T. M. Pfeifer in R. S. Narins Cosmetic Surg. xl. 927 Anthropometric studies reveal that attractive faces often have bitemporal and bigonial distances that are equal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1893
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