brachycephalic

[ brak-ee-suh-fal-ik ]

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

Origin of brachycephalic

1
First recorded in 1840–50; brachy- + -cephalic
  • Also brach·y·ceph·a·lous [brak-ee-sef-uh-luhs]. /ˌbræk iˈsɛf ə ləs/.

Other words from brachycephalic

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

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British Dictionary definitions for brachycephalic

brachycephalic

/ (ˌbrækɪsɪˈfælɪk) /


adjectiveAlso: brachycephalous (ˌbrækɪˈsɛfələs)
  1. having a head nearly as broad from side to side as from front to back, esp one with a cephalic index over 80

noun
  1. an individual with such a head

Derived forms of brachycephalic

  • brachycephaly or brachycephalism, noun

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