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cephalometer

American  
[sef-uh-lom-i-ter] / ˌsɛf əˈlɒm ɪ tər /

noun

  1. an instrument for measuring the human head.

cephalometer British  
/ ˌsɛfəˈlɒmɪtə /

noun

  1. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry

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Other Word Forms

  • cephalometric adjective

Etymology

Origin of cephalometer

First recorded in 1875–80; cephalo- + -meter

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He wore a hat measuring six and seven eighths on the cephalometer used by hatters, which is equivalent to twenty-one inches and a quarter of circumference.

From Ralph Waldo Emerson by Holmes, Oliver Wendell

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