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Definitions: Facial Expression |
Facial ExpressionNoun1. 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. |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | Observable changes of expression in the face in response to emotional stimuli. (references) |
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Synonyms: Facial ExpressionSynonyms: aspect (n), expression (n), face (n), facial gesture (n), look (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Facial Expression |
| English words defined with "facial expression": beam ♦ face, frown ♦ grimace, grin, grinning ♦ laugh, leer, look ♦ mime, mimer, mummer ♦ pantomimer, pantomimist ♦ scorner, scowl, smile, smiling, sneer, sneerer, straight face ♦ wince. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "facial expression": Communication Methods, Total ♦ SCRIPT SUPERVISOR. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "facial expression": Facial. (references) |
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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) | |
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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. | ||
| 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. |
| Expression | Frequency 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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| 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. | ||
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. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)46 61 63 69 61 6C      45 78 70 72 65 73 73 69 6F 6E |
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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)F a c i a l   E x p r e s s i o n |
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 |
| 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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