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

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

From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon

Suppose the resemblance between brothers be measured for stature—it is .51; for cephalic index, that is, the ratio of width of skull to length of skull—it is .49; for hair color—it is .59.

From Applied Eugenics by Paul Popenoe

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

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 Kelly Miller

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 Albert Ernest Jenks