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cranial index

noun

, Craniometry.
  1. cephalic index.


cranial index

noun

  1. the ratio of the greatest length to the greatest width of the cranium, multiplied by 100: used in comparative anthropology Compare cephalic index
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cranial index1

First recorded in 1865–70
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Example Sentences

Consequently, anyone who has a cranial index of 81 ought to have a visage index of 71, etc.

The skull is dolichocephalic with an average cranial index of 72, prognathous and platyrrhine.

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