orthocephalic

American  

[awr-thoh-suh-fal-ik] / ˌɔr θoʊ səˈfæl ɪk /

Also orthocephalous

adjective

Cephalometry.

1. having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.

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orthocephalic British  

/ ˌɔːθəʊˈsɛfələs, ˌɔːθəʊsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

1. having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length

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Other Word Forms

• orthocephaly noun

Etymology

Origin of orthocephalic

1860–65; < New Latin orthocephal ( us ) ( ortho-, cephal- ) + -ic

Example Sentences

Both the skulls were free from all action of fire, and though subsequently crumbling to pieces on their removal, the writer had opportunity to observe their strong resemblance to the small, orthocephalic crania which he had exhumed from mounds in Michigan.

From Project Gutenberg

Both the skulls were free from all action of fire, and though subsequently crumbling to pieces on their removal, the writer had opportunity to observe their strong resemblance to the small orthocephalic crania which he had exhumed from mounds in Michigan.

From Project Gutenberg