cephalic index

American  

noun

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

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cephalic index British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of cephalic index

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

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cephalic index

Nordic-Alpine type, with cephalic index mainly between 76 and 81.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

The data for the women were: stature 1486, arm-reach 1491, nasal index 85.7 to 108.8, average 99.7, cephalic index 78.59.

From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by David Prescott Barrows

The variations of the cephalic index are here of no great importance.

From Outspoken Essays by William Ralph Inge

The average cephalic index is 80 ranging from 74.7 to 86.8.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

L. Peringuey remarks also that the type was less dolichocephalic than the Bushmen and Hottentots, under 80 in cephalic index.

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon