brachycephalic

[ brak-ee-suh-fal-ik ]

adjective

, Cephalometry.

1. short-headed; having a cephalic index of 81.0–85.4.

brachycephalic

/ ˌbrækɪsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

1. having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80

noun

1. an individual with such a head

Derived Forms

• ˌbrachyˈcephaly, noun

Other Words From

• brach·y·ceph·a·ly [brak-ee-, sef, -, uh, -lee], brachy·cepha·lism noun
• hyper·brachy·ce·phalic adjective
• hyper·brachy·cepha·ly noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of brachycephalic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; brachy- + -cephalic

Example Sentences

Brachycephalic and dolichocephalic people nearly equal in number.

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There were certainly several if not many waves of brachycephalic migrations into Europe, of which this was the first.

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The few human remains from the earliest lake-dwellings are all brachycephalic—short-heads.

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The skull shape of the Lombards, says Flinders Petrie, changed from dolichocephalic to brachycephalic in a few hundred years.

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A few equally mystical Greek words, brachycephalic and dolichocephalic, are the watchwords of the crusades of to-day.

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