Defn: The face of a crab.
Note: In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high relief occupy the metopes.
METOPIC
Me*top"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal; as, the metopic suture.
METOPOMANCY
Met"o*po*man`cy, n. Etym: [Gr. -mancy.]
Defn: Fortune telling by physiognomy. [R.] Urquhart.
METOPOSCOPIC; METOPOSCOPICAL
Met`o*po*scop"ic, Met`o*po*scop"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or relating to metoposcopy.
METOPOSCOPIST
Met`o*pos"co*pist, n.
Defn: One versed in metoposcopy.