hemiface

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noun

One side of an individual's face.

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Meanings

nounhemiface (plural hemifaces)

plural hemifaces

  1. anatomyOne 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

Origin

From hemi- + face.

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APA

hemiface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiface

MLA

“hemiface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiface. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hemiface,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hemiface.

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