Definitions for CHIN
tʃɪnchin

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.9 / 7 votes

1. chin, mentumnoun

   the protruding part of the lower jaw

2. Kuki, Chin, Kuki-Chinverb

   Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India

3. chin, chin upverb

   raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.7 / 3 votes

1. Chinnoun

   of Chinese origin.

2. Etymology: Shortening of chinchilla.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHINnoun

   The part of the face beneath the under lip.

   Etymology: cinne, Sax. kinn, Germ.

   But all the words I could get of her, was wrying her waist, and thrusting out her chin. Philip Sidney.

   With his amazonian chin he drove
   The bristled lips before him. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   He rais’d his hardy head, which sunk again,
   And, sinking on his bosom, knock’d his chin. John Dryden, Fables.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chin

   The chin is the forward pointed part of the anterior mandible (mental region) below the lower lip. A fully developed human skull has a chin of between 0.7 cm and 1.1 cm.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chin

   A chin is the part of a person's face below their mouth. It is the protruding part of the jawbone, making up the forward part of the lower jaw. It is typically more prominent and noticeable in humans when compared to other primates.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Chinnoun

   the lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point of the under jaw

2. Chinnoun

   the exterior or under surface embraced between the branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds

3. Etymology: [AS. cin, akin to OS. kin, G kinn, Icel. kinn, cheek, Dan. & Sw. kind, L. gena, Gr. ; cf. Skr. hanu. 232.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Chin

   In the human anatomy, the chin is the lowermost part of the face. The area of the chin is known anatomically as the mental region. It tends to be more pointed and triangular in human females, while more square shaped in human males. It is formed by the lower front of the mandible. In humans there is a wide variety of chin structures, e.g. cleft chin. The chin developed as a point of muscular attachment facilitating minute movements of the lips associated with speech. In human evolution, the chin is a cladistic apomorphy, partially defining anatomically modern humans as distinct from archaic forms. Non-human anthropoid apes have a simian shelf for example. The elephant is the only other animal considered to display such a feature, although this leads to debate over the use of the term. Whilst it is agreed that the chin emerged during the Middle and Late Pleistocene, its origin and biomechanical significance are the subjects of controversy. Prominent hypotheses include buttressing the jaw against stresses resulting from speech or chewing as well as simple sexual selection through mate choice. With the advent of more advanced computational facilities, finite element analyses have been used to support hypotheses involving mechanical stress. On the other hand increased availability of data regarding sexual dimorphism in chins has also lent support to the sexual selection hypothesis as sexual dimorphism is more difficult to explain under other regimes. It is possible that multiple causal factors have played a role in the evolution of this bony protuberance.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chin

   chin, n. the jutting part of the face below the mouth.—Up to the chin, deeply immersed. [A.S. cin; Ger. kinn, Gr. genys.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Chin

   The anatomical frontal portion of the mandible, also known as the mentum, that contains the line of fusion of the two separate halves of the mandible (symphysis menti). This line of fusion divides inferiorly to enclose a triangular area called the mental protuberance. On each side, inferior to the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. chin

   A bone structure within the face of a human or animal.

   All human beings have a chin on as a facet of their face.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 13, 2020  

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1. CHIN

   What does CHIN stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CHIN acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CHIN

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Chin is ranked #1279 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Chin surname appeared 27,487 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 9 would have the surname Chin.
   
   76% or 20,912 total occurrences were Asian.
   8.1% or 2,232 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   6.7% or 1,853 total occurrences were Black.
   5.9% or 1,622 total occurrences were White.
   3% or 841 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0% or 25 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Feature
   • Gymnastics
   • Raise

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'CHIN' in Nouns Frequency: #2133

Anagrams for CHIN »

1. inch

How to pronounce CHIN?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CHIN in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CHIN in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CHIN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of CHIN in a Sentence

1. Leslie Jordan:

   I've always tried to keep my chin up and think about everything over the years, 'Look where you are today, your life is whole, your life is good.’.

2. Bill Hanage:

   I think that this is a point where Peter Chin-Hong actually have to sort of get real and start giving people tools they can use to do something or not. Because otherwise, people will just will not take Peter Chin-Hong seriously.

3. National Museum of Antiquities:

   That is why it was decided to supplement the disappeared parts, such as nose and chin, on the basis of second portraiti of Julius Caesar : the so-called Tusculum bust.

4. John Malcolm:

   ATF has, and deservedly so, has taken it on the chin for operations like Fast and Furious, and it could be they have approval processes that are overly draconian.

5. Charles Lichfield:

   The way they dealt with it in 2014/15, the way they'll deal with it now, is just to take inflation on the chin, enact substitution policies, and use the oil revenue to keep public spending going.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CHIN
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Chin
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CHIN
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chin
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CHIN
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CHIN
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CHIN
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html