Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The outer point on either side of the lower jaw at which the jawbone angles upward.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The angle of the lower jaw; the mandibular angle: chiefly used in eraniology. See
craniometry .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
anthropometric landmark located at the mostinferior ,posterior , andlateral point on the external angle of themandible .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the craniometric point on either side at the apex of the lower jaw
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[French, from Greek gōniā, angle; see genu- in Indo-European roots.]
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