leptorrhinic

Thân thiện

A person with a leptorrhinic nose profile looks thoughtfully out a window.

Definition

Adjective: * Having a long, narrow nose. This is a technical term used primarily in anthropology and physical anthropology to describe a specific nasal shape or index, often in the classification of human populations or skeletal remains.

Usage

This word is a highly specialized, academic adjective. It is almost never used in everyday conversation. Its proper use is in scientific descriptions and classifications.

Examples

• Anthropological description:
• Comparative analysis:

Advanced Usage

• Nasal Index: "Leptorrhinic" is one of three main categories in the nasal index classification system, which is a ratio of nasal width to nasal height. A leptorrhinic nose has a low nasal index (typically below 47), indicating it is long and narrow. The other categories are "mesorrhinic" (medium) and "platyrrhinic" (broad).

Variants and Related Words

• Leptorrhine (adjective): An alternative, less common spelling with the same meaning.
• Leptorrhiny (noun): The condition or characteristic of having a long, narrow nose.

Synonyms

• Narrow-nosed
• Long-nosed (though this is a general description, not a technical classification)

Antonyms

• Platyrrhinic (having a broad, flat nose)
• Mesorrhinic (having a nose of medium width)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a long narrow nose

Từ đồng nghĩa

• leptorrhine
• leptorhine
• leptorrhinian