gnathic
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + -ic.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: gnăʹthĭk, năʹthĭk, IPA(key): /ˈɡnæθɪk/, /ˈnæθɪk/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
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.’
Derived terms
- dentognathic
- dignathic
- dysgnathic
- eugnathic
- extragnathic
- gnathic index
- macrognathic (zoölogy)
- mesognathic (anthropology, now rare)
- monognathic
- orthognathic (anthropology) → hyperorthognathic<qq:craniology>
- perignathic
- prognathic (anthropology)
- retrognathic
- stomatognathic
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 →
- gnathochilarium
- gnathodynamometer
- gnathosoma, gnathosome →
- gnathostome →
- Gnathostomulida (zoölogy) →
- gnathostomulid (zoölogy)
- gnathotheca
- gnathophorous (rare)
- gnathopod
- gnathopodite (zoölogy)
- gnathostegite (zoölogy)