dolichocephalic
Origin of dolichocephalic
1- Also dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lous [dol-i-koh-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌdɒl ɪ koʊˈsɛf ə ləs/.
Other words from dolichocephalic
- dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lism [dol-i-koh-sef-uh-liz-uhm], /ˌdɒl ɪ koʊˈsɛf əˌlɪz əm/, dol·i·cho·ceph·a·ly, noun
- hy·per·dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic, adjective
- hy·per·dol·i·cho·ceph·a·ly, noun
- sub·dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic, adjective
- sub·dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lism, noun
- sub·dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lous, adjective
- sub·dol·i·cho·ceph·a·ly, noun
Words Nearby dolichocephalic
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How to use dolichocephalic in a sentence
Brachycephalic and dolichocephalic people nearly equal in number.
The New Stone Age in Northern Europe | John M. TylerThe skull shape of the Lombards, says Flinders Petrie, changed from dolichocephalic to brachycephalic in a few hundred years.
The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind | Herbert George WellsA few equally mystical Greek words, brachycephalic and dolichocephalic, are the watchwords of the crusades of to-day.
German Problems and Personalities | Charles SaroleaA new problem was thus presented: were the Aryans a brachycephalic (broad-headed) or a dolichocephalic (long-headed) people?
Indian Myth and Legend | Donald Alexander MackenzieHe had a dolichocephalic head with massive jaws, prominent lips, especially the upper.
Degeneracy | Eugene S. Talbot
British Dictionary definitions for dolichocephalic
dolichocephalous (ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs)
/ (ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk) /
having a head much longer than it is broad, esp one with a cephalic index under 75
an individual with such a head
- Compare brachycephalic, mesocephalic, scaphocephalic
Derived forms of dolichocephalic
- dolichocephalism or dolichocephaly, noun
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