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

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cephalic index

Investigations have shown that facial angle and capacity of cranium and cephalic index afford no certain criterion of thought power or susceptibility to culture.

From A Review of Hoffman's Race Traits and Tendencies of the American Negro The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 1 by Miller, Kelly

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

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

The extremes of cephalic index are 87.64 and 64.89; both are measurements of women about 35 years of age.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest

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

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

Shape of the skull apparently normal but more exaggeratedly brachycephalic than the mean cephalic index of the Piedmontese, which is 85; probable capacity 90 cu. in.

From Criminal Man According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso by Lombroso, Gina