physiognomic
adjective
phys·i·og·nom·ic
ˌfi-zē-ə(g)-ˈnä-mik 
variants
or less commonly physiognomical
: of, relating to, or characteristic of physiognomy or the physiognomy
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Duchenne used these methods to bridge the new psychological science and the much older study of physiognomic signs, or passions.
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Kate Crawford, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021
If facial expressions were fleeting, skulls seemed to offer a more solid material for physiognomic inferences.
—Kate Crawford, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021
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Kate Crawford, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021
If facial expressions were fleeting, skulls seemed to offer a more solid material for physiognomic inferences.
—Kate Crawford, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2021
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physiognomic
adjective
phys·i·og·nom·ic
ˌfiz-ē-ə(g)-ˈnäm-ik
variants
also physiognomical
: of, relating to, or characteristic of physiognomy or the physiognomy
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