🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

下颌角

Pronunciation / Transliteration: xià hé jiǎo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Jaw-angle/ˈdʒɔːˌæŋ.ɡəl/
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"整容手术可以改变下颌角的大小。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The anatomical angle formed by the intersection of the posterior border of the ramus and the inferior border of the body of the mandible.

    "The surgeon carefully evaluated the patient's jaw-angle before planning the reconstructive procedure."
  2. 2

    In facial aesthetics and anthropometry, the angular contour of the lower jaw that contributes to facial definition and perceived masculinity or structural balance.

    "Cosmetic procedures are frequently sought to enhance the prominence and definition of the jaw-angle."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a compound of 'jaw' (from Old English 'ceole') and 'angle' (from Latin 'angulus', meaning corner). It emerged primarily within anatomical, anthropological, and surgical terminology to describe the precise geometric junction of the human mandible.

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