dolichocephalic

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

adjective

, Cephalometry.

1. long-headed; having a cephalic index of 75 and under.

dolichocephalic

/ ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs; ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

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

noun

1. an individual with such a head

Derived Forms

• ˌdolichoˈcephalism, noun

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dolichocephalic¹

First recorded in 1840–50; dolicho- + cephalic

Example Sentences

Brachycephalic and dolichocephalic people nearly equal in number.

From Project Gutenberg

The skull shape of the Lombards, says Flinders Petrie, changed from dolichocephalic to brachycephalic in a few hundred years.

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A few equally mystical Greek words, brachycephalic and dolichocephalic, are the watchwords of the crusades of to-day.

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A new problem was thus presented: were the Aryans a brachycephalic (broad-headed) or a dolichocephalic (long-headed) people?

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He had a dolichocephalic head with massive jaws, prominent lips, especially the upper.

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