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

It will be noticed that my figures show a somewhat higher average stature, but that my average cephalic index is the same.

From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood

Of 32 men measured by Jenks the extremes of cephalic index were 91.48 and 67.48.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

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

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

HEAD-FORM: The cephalic index forms a gradual series, the median being 83, and therefore shows brachycephaly.

From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)

The head is long, with a cephalic index of 77.8.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court