- brachycephalic
- adjective Etymology: New Latin brachycephalus, from Greek brachy- + kephalē head — more at cephalic Date: circa 1852 short-headed or broad-headed with a cephalic index of over 80 • brachycephaly noun
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Brachycephalic — Brach y*ce*phal ic, Brachycephalous Brach y*ceph a*lous, a. [Gr. brachy s short + ? head.] (Anat.) Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; in distinction from {dolichocephalic}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brachycephalic — [brak΄isef′ə ləsbrak΄i sə fal′ik] adj. [ BRACHY + CEPHALIC] having a relatively short or broad head; having a head whose width is 81 percent or more of its length from front to back: see also CEPHALIC INDEX: also brachycephalous [brak΄isef′ə ləs] … English World dictionary
brachycephalic — 1. adjective Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). 2. noun A brachycephalic person. See Also: brachycephaly, brachycephalism, brachycephalous … Wiktionary
brachycephalic vs dolichocephalic brachycranal brachycranic — broad headed road headed adj. having a broad head. [Narrower terms: {brachycephalic (vs. dolichocephalic), brachycranal, brachycranic}] Syn: roundheaded, short headed. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
brachycephalic — brachycephaly /brak ee sef euh lee/, brachycephalism, n. /brak ee seuh fal ik/, adj. Cephalom. short headed; having a cephalic index of 81.0 85.4. Also, brachycephalous /brak ee sef euh leuhs/. [1840 50; BRACHY + CEPHALIC] * * * … Universalium
brachycephalic — Relating to or characterized by brachycephaly. SYN: brachycephalous. * * * brachy·ce·phal·ic .brak i sə fal ik adj short headed or broad headed with a cephalic index of over 80 brachy·ceph·a·ly sef ə lē n, pl lies * * * brachy·ce·phal·ic… … Medical dictionary
brachycephalic — brach·y·ce·phal·ic || ‚brækɪke fælɪk adj. having a short head (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
brachycephalic — [ˌbrakɪsɪ falɪk, kɛ falɪk] adjective having a relatively broad, short skull. Often contrasted with dolichocephalic. Derivatives brachycephaly noun … English new terms dictionary
brachycephalic — brachy·cephalic … English syllables
brachycephalic — brach•y•ce•phal•ic [[t]ˌbræk i səˈfæl ɪk[/t]] also brach•y•ceph•a•lous [[t] ˈsɛf ə ləs[/t]] adj. anat. short headed; having a cephalic index of 81.0–85.4 • Etymology: 1840–50; brachy + cephalic brach y•ceph′a•ly, n … From formal English to slang
