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dolichocephalic
[ dol-i-koh-suh-fal-ik ]
dolichocephalic
/ ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk; ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs /
adjective
- having a head much longer than it is broad, esp one with a cephalic index under 75
noun
- an individual with such a head
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Derived Forms
- ˌdolichoˈcephalism, noun
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Other Words From
- dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lism [dol-i-koh-, sef, -, uh, -liz-, uh, m], doli·cho·cepha·ly noun
- hyper·doli·cho·ce·phalic adjective
- hyper·doli·cho·cepha·ly noun
- subdol·i·cho·ce·phalic adjective
- subdol·i·cho·cepha·lism noun
- subdol·i·cho·cepha·lous adjective
- subdol·i·cho·cepha·ly noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dolichocephalic1
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Example Sentences
Brachycephalic and dolichocephalic people nearly equal in number.
The skull shape of the Lombards, says Flinders Petrie, changed from dolichocephalic to brachycephalic in a few hundred years.
A few equally mystical Greek words, brachycephalic and dolichocephalic, are the watchwords of the crusades of to-day.
A new problem was thus presented: were the Aryans a brachycephalic (broad-headed) or a dolichocephalic (long-headed) people?
He had a dolichocephalic head with massive jaws, prominent lips, especially the upper.
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