dolichocephalic

[ dol-i-koh-suh-fal-ik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

, Cephalometry.

dolichocephalic

/ ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk; ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs /

having a head much longer than it is broad, esp one with a cephalic index under 75

dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lism [dol-i-koh-, sef, -, uh, -liz-, uh, m], doli·cho·cepha·ly noun
hyper·doli·cho·ce·phalic adjective
hyper·doli·cho·cepha·ly noun
subdol·i·cho·ce·phalic adjective
subdol·i·cho·cepha·lism noun
subdol·i·cho·cepha·lous adjective
subdol·i·cho·cepha·ly noun

First recorded in 1840–50; dolicho- + cephalic

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.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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