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Met"o*pe (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?;;
meta` with, between + &?; opening, hole, the hole in the
frieze between the beam ends.] 1. (Arch.)
The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which,
among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See
Illust. of Entablature.

2. (Zoöl.) The face of a
crab.

&fist; In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high
relief occupy the metopes.

Me*top"ic (?), a. [Gr. &?; the
forehead.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the forehead or
frontal bones; frontal; as, the metopic suture.

Met"o*po*man`cy (?), n. [Gr. &?; the
forehead + -mancy.] Fortune telling by physiognomy.
[R.] Urquhart.

{ Met`o*po*scop"ic (?), Met`o*po*scop"ic*al (?),
} a. Of or relating to metoposcopy.

Met`o*pos"co*pist (?), n. One
versed in metoposcopy.

Met`o*pos"co*py (?), n. [Gr.


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