cephalic index

ce·phal·ic in·dex

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Definitions of cephalic index words

noun cephalic index the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100 3
noun cephalic index the ratio of the greatest breadth of the human head to its greatest length, from front to back, multiplied by 100; cranial index 3
noun cephalic index Cephalometry, Craniometry. the ratio of the greatest breadth of the head to its greatest length from front to back, multiplied by 100. 1

before 1865

One of the 28% newest English words

First recorded in 1865-70

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