gnathic
English
Etymology
Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + English -ic; equivalent to * γναθικός (gnathikós)
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: gnăʹthĭk, năʹthĭk, IPA(key): /ˈɡnæθɪk/, /ˈnæθɪk/
Adjective
gnathic (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to the jaw.
- 1990: Thomas Pynchon, Vineland
- ‘Want to get an idea of your gnathic index, and that mustache is in the way.’
- 1990: Thomas Pynchon, Vineland
Derived terms
Derived terms
- macrognathic (zoölogy)
- mesognathic (anthropology, now rare)
- orthognathic (anthropology) →
- hyperorthognathic (craniology)
- perignathic
- prognathic (anthropology)
Related terms
Related terms
- gnathal
- gnathion (anatomy)
- gnathite (zoölogy)
- gnathitis (medicine)
- gnatho (obsolete) →
- gnathonic →
- gnathonical (obsolete) →
- gnathonically (obsolete)
- gnathonical (obsolete) →
- gnathonism (nonce word)
- gnathonize (obsolete, rare)
- gnathonic →
- gnath- →
- gnathobase (zoölogy)
- gnathocephalon →
- gnathocephalic
- gnathochilarium
- gnathodynamometer
- gnathosoma, gnathosome →
- gnathostome →
- Gnathostomulida (zoölogy) →
- gnathostomulid (zoölogy)
- gnathotheca
- gnathophorous (rare)
- gnathopod
- gnathopodite (zoölogy)
- gnathostegite (zoölogy)
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