cephalic index

American  

noun

1. Cephalometry, Craniometry. the ratio of the greatest breadth of the head to its greatest length from front to back, multiplied by 100.

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cephalic index British  

noun

1. the ratio of the greatest width of the human head to its greatest length, multiplied by 100

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Etymology

Origin of cephalic index

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The data for the women were: stature 1486, arm-reach 1491, nasal index 85.7 to 108.8, average 99.7, cephalic index 78.59.

From The Negrito and Allied Types in the Philippines and The Ilongot or Ibilao of Luzon by Barrows, David Prescott

If we now divide the maximum breadth by the maximum length and multiply the result by 100 we get what is known as the cephalic index of the skull.

From Rough Stone Monuments and Their Builders by Peet, T. Eric (Thomas Eric)

Let the event be the cephalic index of an Englishman.

From Logic Deductive and Inductive by Read, Carveth

The average cephalic index is about 78 to 79, extremes ranging from 74 to 84.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

Among the thirty-two men the extremes of cephalic index are 91.48 and 67.48.

From The Bontoc Igorot by Jenks, Albert Ernest