dolichocephalic

American  

[dol-i-koh-suh-fal-ik] / ˌdɒl ɪ koʊ səˈfæl ɪk /

Also dolichocephalous

adjective

Cephalometry.

1. long-headed; having a cephalic index of 75 and under.

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dolichocephalic British  

/ ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs, ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

1. having a head much longer than it is broad, esp one with a cephalic index under 75

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noun

1. an individual with such a head

Other Word Forms

• dolichocephalism noun
• dolichocephaly noun
• hyperdolichocephalic adjective
• hyperdolichocephaly noun
• subdolichocephalic adjective
• subdolichocephalism noun
• subdolichocephalous adjective
• subdolichocephaly noun

Etymology

Origin of dolichocephalic

First recorded in 1840–50; dolicho- + cephalic

Example Sentences

He had a dolichocephalic head with massive jaws, prominent lips, especially the upper.

From Project Gutenberg

The skull is dolichocephalic with an average cranial index of 72, prognathous and platyrrhine.

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The fragment of the skull "showed a depressed forehead, strongly projecting superciliary arches, and a type, on the whole, approaching the so-called dolichocephalic, or long-headed form."

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To me an ethnologist who speaks of Aryan race, Aryan blood, Aryan eyes and hair, is as great a sinner as a linguist who speaks of a dolichocephalic dictionary or a brachycephalic grammar.”

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Let it be added that the aristocratic Celts were, like the Teutons, dolichocephalic—that is to say, they had heads long in proportion to their breadth.

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