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Frankfurt plane

Frankfurt plane noun: the anatomical position of the human skull, based on a plane passing through the inferior margin of the left orbit and the upper margin of each ear canal or external auditory meatus.

Noun

Frankfurt plane (plural Frankfurt planes)

  1. The anatomical position of the human skull, based on a plane passing through the inferior margin of the left orbit and the upper margin of each ear canal or external auditory meatus.

Forms of Frankfurt plane

pluralFrankfurt planes

Origin of Frankfurt plane

Established in 1884 at the World Congress on Anthropology in Frankfurt, Germany.

Questions about Frankfurt plane

What does Frankfurt plane mean?
Frankfurt plane means the anatomical position of the human skull, based on a plane passing through the inferior margin of the left orbit and the upper margin of each ear canal or external auditory meatus.
What part of speech is Frankfurt plane?
Frankfurt plane is a noun.
What is the plural of Frankfurt plane?
The plural of Frankfurt plane is Frankfurt planes.

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