Mēt'o-pōs'eo-py, n.

n. [Fr. métoposcopie, It. & Sp. metoposcopia, from Gr. μετωποσκόπος, observing the forehead, from μέτωπον, the forehead, and σκοπεῖν, σκοπέσθαι, to view.] The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the character or the dispositions of men by their features, or the lines of the face.