brachycephalic
short-headed; having a cephalic index of 81.0–85.4.
Origin of brachycephalic
1- Also brach·y·ceph·a·lous [brak-ee-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌbræk iˈsɛf ə ləs/.
Other words from brachycephalic
- brach·y·ceph·a·ly [brak-ee-sef-uh-lee], /ˌbræk iˈsɛf ə li/, brach·y·ceph·a·lism, noun
- hy·per·brach·y·ce·phal·ic, adjective
- hy·per·brach·y·ceph·a·ly, noun
Words Nearby brachycephalic
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How to use brachycephalic in a sentence
brachycephalic and dolichocephalic people nearly equal in number.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerThere were certainly several if not many waves of brachycephalic migrations into Europe, of which this was the first.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerThe few human remains from the earliest lake-dwellings are all brachycephalic—short-heads.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerThe skull shape of the Lombards, says Flinders Petrie, changed from dolichocephalic to brachycephalic in a few hundred years.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsA few equally mystical Greek words, brachycephalic and dolichocephalic, are the watchwords of the crusades of to-day.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles Sarolea
British Dictionary definitions for brachycephalic
/ (ˌbrækɪsɪˈfælɪk) /
having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80
an individual with such a head
- Compare dolichocephalic, mesocephalic
Derived forms of brachycephalic
- brachycephaly or brachycephalism, noun
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