hypsi-comb. form
representing Greek ὕψι adv. on high, aloft, in combination also = high, lofty. The English words are new formations with hypsi- in the latter sense. See also hypso- comb. form. Physical Anthropology. [Greek κόγχος eye-socket] , having orbits that are high in relation to their width, with an orbital index of 89 (formerly, 85) or more.
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hypsibrachycephalic adj. 
/ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪkɛˈfalɪk/, /ˌhɪpsəˌbrækəsəˈfælɪk/ [brachycephalic adj.] Ethnology characterized by having a high and broad skull; pertaining to Hypsibrachycephali or races of men so characterized, as the Malay inhabitants of Madura.
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪsᵻˈfalɪk/
, /ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪsᵻˈfalɪk//ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪkɛˈfalɪk/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˌbrækisəˈfælɪk/
, /ˌhɪpsəˌbrækisəˈfælɪk//ˌhɪpsəˌbrækəsəˈfælɪk/Categories »
hypsibrachycephalism n. /ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪˈsɛfl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪˈkɛfəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪˈkɛfl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌhɪpsəˌbrækəˈsɛfəˌlɪz(ə)m/ the presence or prevalence of high broad skulls, the combination of brachycephaly with hypsicephaly.
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪˈsɛfəlɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪˈsɛfəlɪz(ə)m//ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪˈsɛfl̩ɪz(ə)m//ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪˈkɛfəlɪz(ə)m//ˌhɪpsɪbrakɪˈkɛfl̩ɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˌbrækiˈsɛfəˌlɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌhɪpsəˌbrækiˈsɛfəˌlɪz(ə)m//ˌhɪpsəˌbrækəˈsɛfəˌlɪz(ə)m/ hypsicephalic adj. /ˌhɪpsɪkɛˈfalɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪsᵻˈfalɪk/
, /ˌhɪpsɪsᵻˈfalɪk//ˌhɪpsɪkɛˈfalɪk/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəsəˈfælɪk/
[Greek κεϕαλή head] characterized by having a high skull, spec. one of which the vertical index, or ratio of height to antero-posterior length, is over 75./ˌhɪpsəsəˈfælɪk/ΚΠ
1902 Biometrika 1 462 Are the brachycephalic races hypsicephalic and the dolichocephalic races chamaecephalic?
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hypsicephaly n. /ˌhɪpsɪˈsɛfl̩i/, /ˌhɪpsɪˈkɛfəli/, /ˌhɪpsɪˈkɛfl̩i/,
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪˈsɛfəli/
, /ˌhɪpsɪˈsɛfəli//ˌhɪpsɪˈsɛfl̩i//ˌhɪpsɪˈkɛfəli//ˌhɪpsɪˈkɛfl̩i/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˈsɛfəli/
the condition of being hypsicephalic./ˌhɪpsəˈsɛfəli/ hypsiconch adj.
Brit. /ˈhɪpsᵻkɒŋk/
, /ˈhɪpsᵻkɒŋk/U.S. /ˈhɪpsəˌkɑŋk/
/ˈhɪpsəˌkɑŋk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types
short-headed1802
beloid1833
microcephalous1840
platycephalous1846
long-skulled1847
round-headed1847
brachycephalic1849
dolichocephalic1849
acrocephalic1855
megacephalous1857
microcephalic1857
cymbocephalic1861
macrocephalous1861
platycephalic1861
macrocephalic1863
phaenozygous1863
dolichocephalous1864
homoeocephalic1866
mecistocephalic1866
mecocephalic1866
mesocephalic1866
orthocephalic1866
stenocephalic1866
cryptozygous1867
megalocephalic1868
aphanozygous1871
brachycephalous1872
orthocephalous1872
mesaticephalic1873
plagiocephalic1873
plagiocephalic1874
mesaticephalous1876
mesorrhine1877
platyrrhine1877
cylindro-cephalic1878
eurycephalic1878
hypsistenocephalic1878
megaseme1878
mesoseme1878
microseme1878
oxycephalic1878
oxyklinocephalic1878
platybasic1878
pyrgocephalic1878
tapinocephalic1878
megacephalic1879
hypsiconchous1885
mesoconchous1885
chamaeprosopic1886
leptocephalic1886
mesorrhinian1887
long-headed1888
tectocephalic1888
mecistocephalous1890
megalocephalous1890
plagiocephalous1890
mesocephal1891
stegoid1894
brachycranial1902
chamaecephalic1902
chamaeconchic1902
chamaecranial1902
macrocranial1902
platycranial1902
stenocranial1904
mesoconch1905
mesoconchic1909
hypsiconch1920
Lapponoid1939
hypsiconchic1960
1920 H. H. Wilder Lab. Man. Anthropometry 67 Hypsiconch..[Orbital index of] 85 +.
1960 M. F. A. Montagu Introd. Physical Anthropol. (ed. 3) 606 Hypsiconch..[Orbital index of] 85·0 − ×.
hypsiconchic adj. /ˈhɪpsəˌkɑŋkɪk/
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪˈkɒŋkɪk/
, /ˌhɪpsɪˈkɒŋkɪk/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˈkɑŋkɪk/
, /ˌhɪpsəˈkɑŋkɪk//ˈhɪpsəˌkɑŋkɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types
short-headed1802
beloid1833
microcephalous1840
platycephalous1846
long-skulled1847
round-headed1847
brachycephalic1849
dolichocephalic1849
acrocephalic1855
megacephalous1857
microcephalic1857
cymbocephalic1861
macrocephalous1861
platycephalic1861
macrocephalic1863
phaenozygous1863
dolichocephalous1864
homoeocephalic1866
mecistocephalic1866
mecocephalic1866
mesocephalic1866
orthocephalic1866
stenocephalic1866
cryptozygous1867
megalocephalic1868
aphanozygous1871
brachycephalous1872
orthocephalous1872
mesaticephalic1873
plagiocephalic1873
plagiocephalic1874
mesaticephalous1876
mesorrhine1877
platyrrhine1877
cylindro-cephalic1878
eurycephalic1878
hypsistenocephalic1878
megaseme1878
mesoseme1878
microseme1878
oxycephalic1878
oxyklinocephalic1878
platybasic1878
pyrgocephalic1878
tapinocephalic1878
megacephalic1879
hypsiconchous1885
mesoconchous1885
chamaeprosopic1886
leptocephalic1886
mesorrhinian1887
long-headed1888
tectocephalic1888
mecistocephalous1890
megalocephalous1890
plagiocephalous1890
mesocephal1891
stegoid1894
brachycranial1902
chamaecephalic1902
chamaeconchic1902
chamaecranial1902
macrocranial1902
platycranial1902
stenocranial1904
mesoconch1905
mesoconchic1909
hypsiconch1920
Lapponoid1939
hypsiconchic1960
1960 J. Comas Man. Physical Anthropol. vii. 409 Hypsiconchic..[an orbital index of] 89·0 and over.
ˈhypsiconchous adj. /ˈhɪpsəˌkɑŋkəs/
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪˈkɒŋkəs/
, /ˌhɪpsɪˈkɒŋkəs/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˈkɑŋkəs/
, /ˌhɪpsəˈkɑŋkəs//ˈhɪpsəˌkɑŋkəs/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types
short-headed1802
beloid1833
microcephalous1840
platycephalous1846
long-skulled1847
round-headed1847
brachycephalic1849
dolichocephalic1849
acrocephalic1855
megacephalous1857
microcephalic1857
cymbocephalic1861
macrocephalous1861
platycephalic1861
macrocephalic1863
phaenozygous1863
dolichocephalous1864
homoeocephalic1866
mecistocephalic1866
mecocephalic1866
mesocephalic1866
orthocephalic1866
stenocephalic1866
cryptozygous1867
megalocephalic1868
aphanozygous1871
brachycephalous1872
orthocephalous1872
mesaticephalic1873
plagiocephalic1873
plagiocephalic1874
mesaticephalous1876
mesorrhine1877
platyrrhine1877
cylindro-cephalic1878
eurycephalic1878
hypsistenocephalic1878
megaseme1878
mesoseme1878
microseme1878
oxycephalic1878
oxyklinocephalic1878
platybasic1878
pyrgocephalic1878
tapinocephalic1878
megacephalic1879
hypsiconchous1885
mesoconchous1885
chamaeprosopic1886
leptocephalic1886
mesorrhinian1887
long-headed1888
tectocephalic1888
mecistocephalous1890
megalocephalous1890
plagiocephalous1890
mesocephal1891
stegoid1894
brachycranial1902
chamaecephalic1902
chamaeconchic1902
chamaecranial1902
macrocranial1902
platycranial1902
stenocranial1904
mesoconch1905
mesoconchic1909
hypsiconch1920
Lapponoid1939
hypsiconchic1960
1885 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 14 71 Hypsikonchous..[Orbital index of] 85·1 and over.
1965 Dorland's Med. Dict. (ed. 24) 717/2 Hypsiconchous, having an orbital index over 85.
hypsiconchy n.
Brit. /ˈhɪpsɪˌkɒŋki/
, /ˈhɪpsɪˌkɒŋki/U.S. /ˈhɪpsəˌkɑŋki/
the condition of being hypsiconchic./ˈhɪpsəˌkɑŋki/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [noun] > types of skull > condition of having
long-headedness1818
microcephalia1849
microcephaly1863
leptocephaly1864
platycephaly1864
dolichocephalism1865
mesaticephalism1865
brachistocephaly1866
dolichocephaly1866
mecistocephaly1866
acrocephaly1870
brachycephaly1871
megalocephaly1878
pyrgocephaly1878
stenocephaly1878
brachycephalism1880
platyrrhiny1880
hypsistenocephaly1881
mesocephaly1883
short-headedness1883
orthocephaly1884
oxycephaly1885
mesocephalism1888
macrocephalia1889
macrocephaly1889
broad-headedness1890
mesaticephaly1891
chamaeconchy1902
chamaeprosopy1902
hypsiconchy1902
mesorrhiny1902
mesoconchy1904
tower skull1905
1902 Biometrika 1 460 In both sexes there is sensible correlation between the palate and orbital indices, hypsiconchy being associated with brachystaphyline characters.
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hypsiprymnine adj.
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪˈprɪmnʌɪn/
, /ˌhɪpsɪˈprɪmnʌɪn/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˈprɪmˌnaɪn/
/ˌhɪpsəˈprɪmˌnaɪn/ hypsiprymnoid adj.
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪˈprɪmnɔɪd/
, /ˌhɪpsɪˈprɪmnɔɪd/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˈprɪmˌnɔɪd/
[Greek πρύμνα stern] pertaining to or characteristic of the Marsupial sub-family containing the Kangaroo Rat (Hypsiprymnus)./ˌhɪpsəˈprɪmˌnɔɪd/ΚΠ
1870 T. H. Huxley Critiques & Addr. (1873) 199 As to the Didelphia,..a true Hypsiprymnoid form existed at the epoch of the Trias, contemporaneously with a Carnivorous form.
hypsistenocephalic adj. /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)kɛˈfalɪk/,
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)sᵻˈfalɪk/
, /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)sᵻˈfalɪk//ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)kɛˈfalɪk/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnəsəˈfælɪk/
[Greek στενός narrow + κεϕαλή head] Ethnology characterized by the presence of a high and narrow skull./ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnəsəˈfælɪk/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [adjective] > types
short-headed1802
beloid1833
microcephalous1840
platycephalous1846
long-skulled1847
round-headed1847
brachycephalic1849
dolichocephalic1849
acrocephalic1855
megacephalous1857
microcephalic1857
cymbocephalic1861
macrocephalous1861
platycephalic1861
macrocephalic1863
phaenozygous1863
dolichocephalous1864
homoeocephalic1866
mecistocephalic1866
mecocephalic1866
mesocephalic1866
orthocephalic1866
stenocephalic1866
cryptozygous1867
megalocephalic1868
aphanozygous1871
brachycephalous1872
orthocephalous1872
mesaticephalic1873
plagiocephalic1873
plagiocephalic1874
mesaticephalous1876
mesorrhine1877
platyrrhine1877
cylindro-cephalic1878
eurycephalic1878
hypsistenocephalic1878
megaseme1878
mesoseme1878
microseme1878
oxycephalic1878
oxyklinocephalic1878
platybasic1878
pyrgocephalic1878
tapinocephalic1878
megacephalic1879
hypsiconchous1885
mesoconchous1885
chamaeprosopic1886
leptocephalic1886
mesorrhinian1887
long-headed1888
tectocephalic1888
mecistocephalous1890
megalocephalous1890
plagiocephalous1890
mesocephal1891
stegoid1894
brachycranial1902
chamaecephalic1902
chamaeconchic1902
chamaecranial1902
macrocranial1902
platycranial1902
stenocranial1904
mesoconch1905
mesoconchic1909
hypsiconch1920
Lapponoid1939
hypsiconchic1960
1878 R. T. H. Bartley tr. P. Topinard Anthropol. v. 177 Certain [skulls] of..New Guinea..are hypsistenocephalic.
1881 Academy 29 Jan. 84 The Fijians are remarkable as the most dolichocephalic people in the world... The skulls are eminently hypsistenocephalic, to use Dr. B. Davis's term.
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hypsistenocephalism n. /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈkɛfəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩ɪz(ə)m/, /ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnəˈsɛfəˌlɪz(ə)m/
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛfəlɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛfəlɪz(ə)m//ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩ɪz(ə)m//ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈkɛfəlɪz(ə)m//ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩ɪz(ə)m/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnoʊˈsɛfəˌlɪz(ə)m/
, /ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnoʊˈsɛfəˌlɪz(ə)m//ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnəˈsɛfəˌlɪz(ə)m/ hypsistenocephaly n. /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩i/, /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈkɛfəli/, /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩i/, /ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnəˈsɛfəli/ hypsistenocephalic character or condition.
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛfəli/
, /ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛfəli//ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈsɛfl̩i//ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈkɛfəli//ˌhɪpsɪstɛnə(ʊ)ˈkɛfl̩i/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnoʊˈsɛfəli/
, /ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnoʊˈsɛfəli//ˌhɪpsəˌstɛnəˈsɛfəli/ΘΚΠ
the world > life > the body > structural parts > bone or bones > skull > skull measurement > [noun] > types of skull > condition of having
long-headedness1818
microcephalia1849
microcephaly1863
leptocephaly1864
platycephaly1864
dolichocephalism1865
mesaticephalism1865
brachistocephaly1866
dolichocephaly1866
mecistocephaly1866
acrocephaly1870
brachycephaly1871
megalocephaly1878
pyrgocephaly1878
stenocephaly1878
brachycephalism1880
platyrrhiny1880
hypsistenocephaly1881
mesocephaly1883
short-headedness1883
orthocephaly1884
oxycephaly1885
mesocephalism1888
macrocephalia1889
macrocephaly1889
broad-headedness1890
mesaticephaly1891
chamaeconchy1902
chamaeprosopy1902
hypsiconchy1902
mesorrhiny1902
mesoconchy1904
tower skull1905
1881 Nature 8 Dec. 144/1 Combinations of dolichocephaly and hypsistenocephaly.
hypsithermal adj.
Brit. /ˌhɪpsɪˈθəːml/
, /ˌhɪpsɪˈθəːml/U.S. /ˌhɪpsəˈθərm(ə)l/
[ < Italian ipsotermico (A. Chiarugi 1936, in Nuovo giorn. bot. ital. XLIII. 55)] Geology designating that period of the geologically recent past (c7000 to c600 b.c.) when relatively warm conditions prevailed in the northern hemisphere; also absol./ˌhɪpsəˈθərm(ə)l/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > age or period > [adjective] > quaternary > glacial or boreal > specific warm period
hypsithermal1957
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > [adjective] > of or relating to climate > in the geological past > specific
genial1838
pluvial1868
boreal1876
sub-Atlantic1876
sub-boreal1876
interpluvial1907
intrapluvial1934
Atlantic1935
hypsithermal1957
1957 Bull. Geol. Soc. Amer. 68 1895 The period from 7000 b.c. to 600 b.c. is now known as the hypsithermal interval, rather than by its former but less suitable designations (postglacial climatic optimum, thermal maximum).
1957 Deevey & Flint in Science 1 Feb. 182/2 The long, warm interval spanned by Danish pollen zones V through VIII, which has been dated from approximately 7000 b.c. to approximately 600 b.c., we propose to call the hypsithermal interval. We have changed the spelling of Chiarugi's ipsotermico to conform with the English style of Greek adjectives and to express the customary distinction between hypsi-, high, and hypso-, a height.
1967 P. S. Martin & H. E. Wright Pleistocene Extinctions 135 The onset of widespread aridity [in Australia], which Gill (1955) equates with the Climatic Optimum or Hypsithermal of the Northern Hemisphere.
1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 1051/2 Modern deposits may have obtained their maximum growth during the hypsithermal phase of postglacial time.
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