canthal

English

Etymology

From canthus +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkæn.θəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

canthal (plural canthals)

  1. (zoology) Any of the scales along the upper surface of the canthus rostralis in snakes, located behind the level of the prenasal/postnasal suture and before the supraocular.

Adjective

canthal (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Pertaining to a canthus (meeting point of upper and lower eyelid).
    • 2008 January, Andrew P. Trussler, Rod J. Rohrich, “MOC-PSSM CME Article: Blepharoplasty”, in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, volume 121, number 1S, →DOI, page 2:
      The lateral canthal position is normally 2 mm superior to the medial canthal position (i.e., a positive canthal tilt). A negative lateral canthal tilt may indicate descent of the lateral canthus from disinsertion, laxity, or the presence of a prominent eye.
    • 2023 June 7, Ruchira Sharma, “Women Want One Thing in Men, and It's 'Hunter Eyes'”, in VICE‎[1], archived from the original on 13 June 2023:
      Despite the fact that he is universally fancied by almost every woman on the internet, Timothee Chalamet's negative canthal tilt would land him firmly in "prey" territory.

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