broad-headednessn.

Brit.

/ˌbrɔːdˈhɛdᵻdnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˌbrɔdˈhɛdədnəs/,

/ˌbrɑdˈhɛdədnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: broad-headed adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < broad-headed adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier long-headedness n. 2.

Physical Anthropology. Now somewhat rare.

The condition of having a skull that has a relatively high ratio of width to length; = brachycephaly n. at brachycephalic adj. Derivatives.Contrasted with long-headedness (long-headedness n. 2).

ΘΠ

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

1872 Proc. Lit. & Philos. Soc. Manch. 1871–2 11 46 Amongst the English skulls we find extreme specimens of dolicocephalism, or longheadedness, extreme specimens of brachycephalism, or broadheadedness, and specimens of every intermediate type.

1890 T. H. Huxley in 20th Cent. Nov. 758 In the extreme north..marked broad-headedness is combined with low stature..in the Lapps.

1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists viii. 126 The ‘double-curve’ Ofnet skulls may..show us a stage in the evolution of broad-headedness.

1987 S. J. Fiedel Prehist. Americas (1988) iii. 42 The trend toward broad-headedness may be part of the increasing neotenization of Homo sapiens.

2009 Geogr. Res. 47 404/1 The ‘inliers’ here included the Basque and Galcha, and ‘outliers’ included Magyar, Finn and Vogul—ethnic groups that Taylor associated with broad-headedness and assigned to the Alpine category.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022).

单词	broad-headedness
释义	broad-headednessn. Brit. /ˌbrɔːdˈhɛdᵻdnᵻs/, U.S. /ˌbrɔdˈhɛdədnəs/, /ˌbrɑdˈhɛdədnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: broad-headed adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < broad-headed adj. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier long-headedness n. 2. Physical Anthropology. Now somewhat rare. The condition of having a skull that has a relatively high ratio of width to length; = brachycephaly n. at brachycephalic adj. Derivatives.Contrasted with long-headedness (long-headedness n. 2). ΘΠ 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 1872 Proc. Lit. & Philos. Soc. Manch. 1871–2 11 46 Amongst the English skulls we find extreme specimens of dolicocephalism, or longheadedness, extreme specimens of brachycephalism, or broadheadedness, and specimens of every intermediate type. 1890 T. H. Huxley in 20th Cent. Nov. 758 In the extreme north..marked broad-headedness is combined with low stature..in the Lapps. 1927 H. Peake & H. J. Fleure Hunters & Artists viii. 126 The ‘double-curve’ Ofnet skulls may..show us a stage in the evolution of broad-headedness. 1987 S. J. Fiedel Prehist. Americas (1988) iii. 42 The trend toward broad-headedness may be part of the increasing neotenization of Homo sapiens. 2009 Geogr. Res. 47 404/1 The ‘inliers’ here included the Basque and Galcha, and ‘outliers’ included Magyar, Finn and Vogul—ethnic groups that Taylor associated with broad-headedness and assigned to the Alpine category. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2022). < n.1872
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