platycephalic

[ plat-ee-suh-fal-ik ]

/ ˌplæt i səˈfæl ɪk /

adjective Cephalometry.

having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.

Also plat·y·ceph·a·lous

[plat-i-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌplæt ɪˈsɛf ə ləs/.

Origin of platycephalic

First recorded in 1860–65; platy- + -cephalic

Words nearby platycephalic

Plattensee, platter, Plattsburgh, platy, platybasia, platycephalic, platycephaly, platycnemia, platyfish, platyhelminth, Platyhelminthes

Example sentences from the Web for platycephalic

There were three platycephalic skulls, of whom two were Celts and one a Scandinavian.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
Shape of skull varies from dolichocephalic to platycephalic.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae|Robert J. Russell
Therefore, platycephalic specializations involved lateral expansion of the braincase and mandible.
Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae|Robert J. Russell
The platycephalic character has a geographical distribution.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth

It is thus that we recognise low skulls (platycephalic), medium (orthocephalic or metriocephalic), or high (hypsicephalic).
The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker

单词	platycephalic
释义	platycephalic [ plat-ee-suh-fal-ik ] / ˌplæt i səˈfæl ɪk / adjective Cephalometry. having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat. Also plat·y·ceph·a·lous [plat-i-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌplæt ɪˈsɛf ə ləs/. Origin of platycephalic First recorded in 1860–65; platy- + -cephalic Words nearby platycephalic Plattensee, platter, Plattsburgh, platy, platybasia, platycephalic, platycephaly, platycnemia, platyfish, platyhelminth, Platyhelminthes Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for platycephalic There were three platycephalic skulls, of whom two were Celts and one a Scandinavian. Degeneracy\|Eugene S. Talbot Shape of skull varies from dolichocephalic to platycephalic. Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae\|Robert J. Russell Therefore, platycephalic specializations involved lateral expansion of the braincase and mandible. Evolution and Classification of the Pocket Gophers of the Subfamily Geomyinae\|Robert J. Russell The platycephalic character has a geographical distribution. Prehistoric Man\|W. L. H. Duckworth It is thus that we recognise low skulls (platycephalic), medium (orthocephalic or metriocephalic), or high (hypsicephalic). The Races of Man\|Joseph Deniker
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