cephalometer

[ sef-uh-lom-i-ter ]

noun
  1. an instrument for measuring the human head.

Origin of cephalometer

1
First recorded in 1875–80; cephalo- + -meter

Other words from cephalometer

  • ceph·a·lo·met·ric [sef-uh-loh-me-trik], /ˌsɛf ə loʊˈmɛ trɪk/, adjective

Words Nearby cephalometer

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British Dictionary definitions for cephalometer

cephalometer

/ (ˌsɛfəˈlɒmɪtə) /


noun
  1. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry

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