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Facial Expression

Definitions: Facial Expression

Facial Expression

Noun

1. A gesture executed with the facial muscles.

2. The expression on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Specialty Definitions: Facial Expression

DomainDefinitions

Health

Observable changes of expression in the face in response to emotional stimuli. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: Facial Expression

Synonyms: aspect (n), expression (n), face (n), facial gesture (n), look (n). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Facial Expression

English words defined with "facial expression": beamface, frowngrimace, grin, grinninglaugh, leer, lookmime, mimer, mummerpantomimer, pantomimistscorner, scowl, smile, smiling, sneer, sneerer, straight facewince. (references)
Specialty definitions using "facial expression": Communication Methods, TotalSCRIPT SUPERVISOR. (references)
Etymologies containing "facial expression": Facial. (references)

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Modern Usage: Facial Expression

DomainUsage

Screenplays

All the dumb things in the world are done with that facial expression. Smile, gentlemen, smile. (Tot samyj Myunkhgauzen; writing credit: Grigori Gorin)

Movie/TV Titles

Facial Expression (1902)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Facial Expression

DomainTitle

Books

  • Atlas of Facial Expression: An Account of Facial Expression for Artists, Actors, and Writers (reference)

  • New Horizons in Facial Nerve Research and Facial Expression (reference)

  • Science of Facial Expression, 1917 (reference)

  • The Mechanism of Human Facial Expression (Studies in Emotion and Social Interaction) (reference)

    (more book examples)

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Image Slideshow: Facial Expression

Computer Images:
Facial Expression

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Non-Fiction Usage: Facial Expression

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

These nerves control eye movements and facial expression. (references)

As children get older, lack of facial expression and inability to smile become the dominant visible symptoms. (references)

Short-term side effects of haloperidol and pimozide include muscular rigidity, drooling, tremor, lack of facial expression, slow movement, and restlessness. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Facial Expression

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

facial expression

167

facial expression picture

26

facial expression photo

4

facial expression image

4

anime facial expression

2
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Modern Translations: Facial Expression

Language Translations for "facial expression"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hebrew 

  

ארשת פ ים (countenance), "בעת פ ים (look, mien). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

arckifejezés (air, brow, cast of features, complexion, countenance, expression, facial aspect, frown, look, mien, physiognomy). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

表情 , 目色 . (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

ひょうじょう (armed soldier, arms, conference, consultation, verdict), めいろ (blind alley, labyrinth, maze). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

acialfay expressionay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

facial (facial). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

выражение лица (countenance, face, visage). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

expresión facial. (various references)

   

Swedish

  

ansiktsuttryck (countenance). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Facial Expression

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-e-f-i-i-l-n-o-p-r-s-s-x"

-4 letters: expressional, narcolepsies, precessional, prolificness.

-5 letters: personalise, personifies, recessional, saponifiers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Facial Expression


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

46 61 63 69 61 6C      45 78 70 72 65 73 73 69 6F 6E

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01000110 01100001 01100011 01101001 01100001 01101100 00100000 01000101 01111000 01110000 01110010 01100101 01110011 01110011 01101001 01101111 01101110

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#70 &#97 &#99 &#105 &#97 &#108 &#32 &#69 &#120 &#112 &#114 &#101 &#115 &#115 &#105 &#111 &#110

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0046 0061 0063 0069 0061 006C      0045 0078 0070 0072 0065 0073 0073 0069 006F 006E

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

406769756778239908284718585758180

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Usage: Modern
5. Usage: Commercial
6. Images: Slideshow
7. Quotations: Non-fiction
8. Expressions: Internet
9. Translations: Modern
10. Anagrams
11. Orthography
12. Bibliography


  

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