cranial index


nounCraniometry.
  1. cephalic index.

Origin of cranial index

1
First recorded in 1865–70

Words Nearby cranial index

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How to use cranial index in a sentence

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

    Pedagogical Anthropology | Maria Montessori
  • The skull is dolichocephalic with an average cranial index of 72, prognathous and platyrrhine.

    Man, Past and Present | Agustus Henry Keane

British Dictionary definitions for cranial 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

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