此類設備是由吉耶路易•克雷蒂安(Gilles-Louis Chrétien, 1754-1811)所發明，為一種輔助藝術家描摹人像的工具，使藝術家能夠藉由投射出的陰影描繪出模特兒的輪廓。

側面描繪儀(設備)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
人像描摹器(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,,)
ts'e mien miao hui i (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
cè miàn miáo huì yí (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
ce mian miao hui yi (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
physionotraces(equipment)　(P,,V,英文-偏好,D,U,PN)
physionotrace(equipment)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
physiognotrace(equipment)　(,V,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........裝備與設備
............工具與設備 (層級名)
................設備
....................<依程序區分之設備>
........................<圖像製作設備>
............................<投影設備>
................................側面描繪儀 (設備)

thing(s) needing/produced by are....

身形描繪圖

英文....	Examples of an instrument invented by Gilles-Louis Chrétien (1754-1811) as an aid to making profile portraits by enabling the artist to trace round the shadow cast by the sitter.

側面描繪儀(設備)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	藝術名詞與技法辭典 340
physionotraces(equipment)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
physionotrace(equipment)............	[VP]
.................	Grove Art Online (2003-2008) accessed 23 May 2007
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (2002) 1707
.................	Rice, A 'New' Likeness of Thomas Jefferson (1949)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-) accessed 23 May 2007
physiognotrace(equipment)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)

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聯合目錄： 側面描繪儀 、人像描摹器 、ts'e mien miao hui i 、cè miàn miáo huì yí 、ce mian miao hui yi 、physionotraces 、physionotrace 、physiognotrace