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hemiface

hemiface noun: one side of an individual's face.

Noun

hemiface (plural hemifaces)

  1. One side of an individual's face.
    • People would place themselves so as to expose the more expressive left hemiface to the partner or/and^([sic]) to use the more efficient left visual field to observe the partner.2015 August 14, “Can Population-Level Laterality Stem from Social Pressures? Evidence from Cheek Kissing in Humans”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of hemiface

pluralhemifaces

Origin of hemiface

From hemi- + face.

Questions about hemiface

What does hemiface mean?
Hemiface means one side of an individual's face.
What part of speech is hemiface?
Hemiface is a noun.
What is the plural of hemiface?
The plural of hemiface is hemifaces.

Words near hemiface in the dictionary

  1. hemiesters
  2. hemieuryalid
  3. hemieuryalids
  4. hemiextinction
  5. hemiextinctions
  6. hemiface
  7. hemifaces
  8. hemifacial
  9. hemifield
  10. hemifields
  11. hemifission

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