cephalic index


noun
  1. Cephalometry, Craniometry. the ratio of the greatest breadth of the head to its greatest length from front to back, multiplied by 100.

Origin of cephalic index

1
First recorded in 1865–70

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cephalic index

noun
  1. the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100

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