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Cephalic Index

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Noun

1. breadth index, cephalic index, cranial index

ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull

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Cephalic Index

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noun
the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100

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Cephalic Index

see synonyms of cephalic index
the ratio of the greatest breadth of the human head to its greatest length, from front to back, multiplied by 100; cranial index
see also brachycephalic, dolichocephalic, mesocephalic

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Cephalic Index

see synonyms of cephalic index
n.
The ratio of the maximum width of the head to its maximum length, multiplied by 100.

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