underhung
/uhn-der-huhng/US // ˌʌn dərˈhʌŋ //UK // (ˌʌndəˈhʌŋ) //
悬挂在下面的,悬空的,底层,悬挂在下面
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : Anatomy. projecting beyond the upper jaw.having the lower jaw so projecting.
- : resting on a track beneath instead of being overhung, as a sliding door.
Examples
He was devoted to sport, and the cruelty of the Spaniard is conspicuous in the lip—more underhung now than before.
He was slightly underhung, and did not attempt to hide the fact, wearing neither beard nor moustache.
He was a clean-shaven man, with bony forehead, sunken cheeks, and an underhung mouth.
Underhung, un-dėr-hung′, adj. hanging over, protruding from beneath: running on rollers on a rail below it—of a sliding-door—opp.
The temple is hollow, the cheek-bones are prominent, the jaw is strong, and the chin very underhung.
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