leptorrhine

Thân thiện

A person with a leptorrhine nose smiles in a portrait.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a long, narrow nose: Describes a physical characteristic, specifically a nasal structure that is long and slender in proportion to its width.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The sculpture's leptorrhine profile was considered a mark of classical beauty.
  • Anthropological studies sometimes classify certain populations as having leptorrhine facial features.

Advanced Usage

• This term is primarily used in technical, academic, or descriptive contexts, such as in physical anthropology, anatomy, or forensic science. It is not commonly used in everyday conversation.
• It can be used in comparative descriptions:

Variants and Related Words

• Leptorrhiny (noun): The condition or characteristic of having a long, narrow nose.
  • The study focused on the geographic distribution of leptorrhiny.

Synonyms

• Long-nosed: Having a long nose (less technical).
• Narrow-nosed: Having a narrow nose (less technical).

Antonyms

• Platyrrhine (adjective): Having a short, broad nose.
• Mesorrhine (adjective): Having a nose of medium width.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a long narrow nose

Từ đồng nghĩa

• leptorhine
• leptorrhinian
• leptorrhinic