physiognomy
31Physiognomies — Physiognomy Phys i*og no*my, n.; pl. {Physiognomies}. [OE. fisonomie, phisonomie, fisnamie, OF. phisonomie, F. physiognomie, physiognomonie, from Gr. ?; fy sis nature + ? one who knows or examines, a judge, fr. ?, ?, to know. See {Physic}, and… …
32physiology — physiognomy, physiology Physiognomy (pronounced with the g silent) is ‘the cast or form of a person s features’, whereas physiology is ‘the science of the functions of living organisms and their parts’ …
33Sentiment — Le sentiment est la composante de l émotion qui implique les fonctions cognitives de l organisme, la manière d apprécier. Le sentiment est à l origine d une connaissance immédiate ou d une simple impression. Il renvoie à la perception de l état… …
34Rudolf Kassner — (1873–1959) was an Austrian writer, essayist, translator and cultural philosopher. His Early YearsRudolf Kassner was born on 11 September 1873 in Gross Pavlowitz in southern Moravia. His maternal ancestors were peasants from Silesia. On the… …
35Duchenne de Boulogne — Demonstration of the mechanics of facial expression. Duchenne and an assistant faradize the mimetic muscles of The Old Man …
36face — n Face, countenance, visage, physiognomy, mug, puss denote the front part of a human or, sometimes, animal head including the mouth, nose, eyes, forehead, and cheeks. Face is the simple and direct word {your face is dirty} {she struck him in the… …
37British Israelism — Not to be confused with Israelis in the United Kingdom. British Israelism (also called Anglo Israelism) is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost… …
38Anthropometry — Illustration from The Speaking Portrait (Pearson s Magazine, Vol XI, January to June 1901) demonstrating the principles of Bertillon s anthropometry. Anthropometry (Greek anthropos (άνθρωπος man ) and metron (μέτρον measure ) therefore… …
39face — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. facing; countenance, visage, physiognomy, lineaments, features; front, facade, facet, obverse; van, first line; prestige, reputation; effrontery, insolence; mug, map, puss, phiz (all sl.). See… …
40Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine — Mécanisme de la physionomie humaine. ou, Analyse électro physiologique de l expression des passions des arts plastiques. is a monograph on the muscles of facial expression, researched and written by Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne de Boulogne,… …
