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hemiface

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English

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Etymology

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From hemi- +‎ face.

Noun

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hemiface (plural hemifaces)

  1. One side of an individual's face.
    • 2015 August 14, “Can Population-Level Laterality Stem from Social Pressures? Evidence from Cheek Kissing in Humans”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      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.