brachycephalic

[ brak-ee-suh-fal-ik ]

/ ˌbræk i səˈfæl ɪk /

adjective Cephalometry.

short-headed; having a cephalic index of 81.0–85.4.

Also brach·y·ceph·a·lous

[brak-ee-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌbræk iˈsɛf ə ləs/.

Origin of brachycephalic

First recorded in 1840–50; brachy- + -cephalic

OTHER WORDS FROM brachycephalic

brach·y·ceph·a·ly

[brak-ee-sef-uh-lee], /ˌbræk iˈsɛf ə li/, brach·y·ceph·a·lism, nounhy·per·brach·y·ce·phal·ic, adjectivehy·per·brach·y·ceph·a·ly, noun

Words nearby brachycephalic

brachy-, brachybasia, brachybasocamptodactyly, brachybasophalangia, brachycardia, brachycephalic, brachycerous, brachycheilia, brachycranic, brachydactylia, brachydactylic

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Example sentences from the Web for brachycephalic

The skull is brachycephalic with an average index of about 80.
Man, Past and Present|Agustus Henry Keane
There is nothing in the bone-features which is inconsistent with the reference of the skull to the Brachycephalic Bronze Age race.
Notes on the Fenland|T. McKenny Huges
If a brachycephalic father adopts a dolichocephalic son, the legal act cannot change the shape of the adopted son's skull.
Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists|James Anthony Froude, Edward A. Freeman, William Ewart Gladstone, John Henry Newman and Leslie Stephen
Thus taking the length as 100, if the width exceeds 80, the skull is to be classed as brachycephalic.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

Of the twenty-nine women twelve are brachycephalic; twelve are mesaticephalic; and five are dolichocephalic.
The Bontoc Igorot|Albert Ernest Jenks

British Dictionary definitions for brachycephalic

brachycephalic

/ (ˌbrækɪsɪˈfælɪk) /

adjective Also: brachycephalous (ˌbrækɪˈsɛfələs)

having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80

noun

an individual with such a head

Compare dolichocephalic, mesocephalic

Derived forms of brachycephalic

brachycephaly or brachycephalism, noun

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单词	brachycephalic
释义	brachycephalic [ brak-ee-suh-fal-ik ] / ˌbræk i səˈfæl ɪk / adjective Cephalometry. short-headed; having a cephalic index of 81.0–85.4. Also brach·y·ceph·a·lous [brak-ee-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌbræk iˈsɛf ə ləs/. Origin of brachycephalic First recorded in 1840–50; brachy- + -cephalic OTHER WORDS FROM brachycephalic brach·y·ceph·a·ly [brak-ee-sef-uh-lee], /ˌbræk iˈsɛf ə li/, brach·y·ceph·a·lism, nounhy·per·brach·y·ce·phal·ic, adjectivehy·per·brach·y·ceph·a·ly, noun Words nearby brachycephalic brachy-, brachybasia, brachybasocamptodactyly, brachybasophalangia, brachycardia, brachycephalic, brachycerous, brachycheilia, brachycranic, brachydactylia, brachydactylic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brachycephalic The skull is brachycephalic with an average index of about 80. Man, Past and Present\|Agustus Henry Keane There is nothing in the bone-features which is inconsistent with the reference of the skull to the Brachycephalic Bronze Age race. Notes on the Fenland\|T. McKenny Huges If a brachycephalic father adopts a dolichocephalic son, the legal act cannot change the shape of the adopted son's skull. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists\|James Anthony Froude, Edward A. Freeman, William Ewart Gladstone, John Henry Newman and Leslie Stephen Thus taking the length as 100, if the width exceeds 80, the skull is to be classed as brachycephalic. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3\|Various Of the twenty-nine women twelve are brachycephalic; twelve are mesaticephalic; and five are dolichocephalic. The Bontoc Igorot\|Albert Ernest Jenks British Dictionary definitions for brachycephalic brachycephalic / (ˌbrækɪsɪˈfælɪk) / adjective Also: brachycephalous (ˌbrækɪˈsɛfələs) having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80 noun an individual with such a head Compare dolichocephalic, mesocephalic Derived forms of brachycephalic brachycephaly or brachycephalism, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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