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dolichocephalic

American  
[dol-i-koh-suh-fal-ik] / ˌdɒl ɪ koʊ səˈfæl ɪk /
Also dolichocephalous

adjective

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


dolichocephalic British  
/ ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs, ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

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

"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

noun

  1. an individual with such a head

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Other Word Forms

  • dolichocephalism noun
  • dolichocephaly noun
  • hyperdolichocephalic adjective
  • hyperdolichocephaly noun
  • subdolichocephalic adjective
  • subdolichocephalism noun
  • subdolichocephalous adjective
  • subdolichocephaly noun

Etymology

Origin of dolichocephalic

First recorded in 1840–50; dolicho- + cephalic

Example Sentences

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On the walls hung eight profiles of hawk-faced Sherlock Holmes, a curved pipe pendent from his thin lips and a deerstalker cap pushed down on his dolichocephalic skull.

From Time Magazine Archive

L. Peringuey remarks also that the type was less dolichocephalic than the Bushmen and Hottentots, under 80 in cephalic index.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court

The skull in the endemic form of cretinism is usually brachycephalic, but in the sporadic cases it is more commonly dolichocephalic.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

The tall, blonde Teutonic type of the Row graves is dolichocephalic.

From The Religion of the Ancient Celts by MacCulloch, J. A.

The skull is usually dolichocephalic, but ranges from 67 to 85 and in certain parts brachycephaly is predominant; the nose shows great diversity.

From Man, Past and Present by Haddon, Alfred Court