Glossary terms Flashcards
Brightness or dullness of a color
Intensity
Hue to which quantities of white have been added
Tint
Hue to which quantities of black have been added
Shade
Hue to which gray or line compliment has been added
Tone
Lightness or darkness of a color
Value
Nose with a hook or convexity in its dorsum
Aquiline
Nose which is turned upwards at its tip
Retrousse
Nose which is long, narrow and with high bridge
Leptorrhine
Nose in which dorsum is straight from root to tip
Grecian
Nose which is short, broad, minimum projection
Platyrrhine
The return of light waves from surface
Reflection
The taking in of light waves through surfaces
Absorption
To recede away from a point; to reduce gradually
Taper
To reduce the intensity of a color by adding another
Mute
Being brilliant or intensely light
Vivid
Rounded and full like a child
Infantine
Most common frontal geometric head form
Oval
Least common frontal geometric head form
Triangular
Head widest across cheekbones; narrow upper, lower
Diamond
Head long and narrow throughout
Oblong
Furrows from the wing of the nose to the side of the mouth
Nasolabial sulcus
Furrows of the lower attached border of eyelids
Inferior palpebral sulcus
Furrows radiating from the lateral corner of the eye
Optic facial sulci
Furrows which cross the forehead
Transverse frontal sulci
Forrows between eyebrows
Intercilliary sulci
Forehead recedes, chin recedes; most common
Convex (Facial profile)
Forehead, upper lip and chin protrude; least common
Concave (Facial profile)
Forehead protrudes beyond eyebrows, chin recedes
Concave-convex (Facial profile)
Forehead recedes, chin protrudes
Convex-Concave (Facial profile)
Foread, upper lip and chin project equally, vertically
Vertical
