Definition of cephalic index in English:

cephalic index

noun

Anthropology

A number expressing the ratio of the maximum breadth of a skull to its maximum length.
Example sentencesExamples
- The cephalic index is 0.78, and it therefore belongs to the sub-brachycephalic division.
- Fishberg then provides a table of cephalic indexes by gender which shows little significant difference.
- The cephalic index varied between 0.75 and 1.06, with 0.91 ± 0.05 average.
- The cephalic index of this skull is 85.3 which places it in the Brachycephalic category and is therefore consistent with the theory of the shape of Bronze Age skulls.
- Thus the cephalic index of 73.3 would be low even for North Africa; the absolute length is of a normal Mediterranean size, while the vault is low.

Definition of cephalic index in US English:

cephalic index

noun

Anthropology

A number expressing the ratio of the maximum breadth of a skull to its maximum length.
Example sentencesExamples
- Fishberg then provides a table of cephalic indexes by gender which shows little significant difference.
- Thus the cephalic index of 73.3 would be low even for North Africa; the absolute length is of a normal Mediterranean size, while the vault is low.
- The cephalic index of this skull is 85.3 which places it in the Brachycephalic category and is therefore consistent with the theory of the shape of Bronze Age skulls.
- The cephalic index is 0.78, and it therefore belongs to the sub-brachycephalic division.
- The cephalic index varied between 0.75 and 1.06, with 0.91 ± 0.05 average.

单词	cephalic index
释义	Definition of cephalic index in English: cephalic index noun Anthropology A number expressing the ratio of the maximum breadth of a skull to its maximum length. Example sentencesExamples The cephalic index is 0.78, and it therefore belongs to the sub-brachycephalic division. Fishberg then provides a table of cephalic indexes by gender which shows little significant difference. The cephalic index varied between 0.75 and 1.06, with 0.91 ± 0.05 average. The cephalic index of this skull is 85.3 which places it in the Brachycephalic category and is therefore consistent with the theory of the shape of Bronze Age skulls. Thus the cephalic index of 73.3 would be low even for North Africa; the absolute length is of a normal Mediterranean size, while the vault is low. Definition of cephalic index in US English: cephalic index noun Anthropology A number expressing the ratio of the maximum breadth of a skull to its maximum length. Example sentencesExamples Fishberg then provides a table of cephalic indexes by gender which shows little significant difference. Thus the cephalic index of 73.3 would be low even for North Africa; the absolute length is of a normal Mediterranean size, while the vault is low. The cephalic index of this skull is 85.3 which places it in the Brachycephalic category and is therefore consistent with the theory of the shape of Bronze Age skulls. The cephalic index is 0.78, and it therefore belongs to the sub-brachycephalic division. The cephalic index varied between 0.75 and 1.06, with 0.91 ± 0.05 average.
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