platycephalic

[ plat-ee-suh-fal-ik ]

adjective

, Cephalometry.

1. having a head whose cranial vault is broad or flat.

Word History and Origins

Origin of platycephalic¹

First recorded in 1860–65; platy- + -cephalic

Example Sentences

There were three platycephalic skulls, of whom two were Celts and one a Scandinavian.

From Project Gutenberg

Heads with a length-height index of 66.9 and under are PLATYCEPHALIC, those of 67 — 69.9 are MESOCEPHALIC, and those of 70 and over are HYPSICEPHALIC.

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Most of the men and all the women are hypsicephalic; but 2 Barawans are platycephalic, and 1 Barawan and 2 mixed breeds are mesocephalic in length-height; 1 Long Kiput is platycephalic in length-height and breadth-height, 2 are mesocephalic in both respects, and 1 in length-height only; 1 Lelak is platycephalic in length-height and mesocephalic in breadth-height.

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One Kalabit is platycephalic, 1 mesocephalic, and 8 hypsicephalic as regards length-height, and all are hypsicephalic as regards breadth-height.

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One man is platycephalic, 3 men and 1 woman mesocephalic and the rest hypsicephalic as regards length-height, all are hypsicephalic as regards breadth-height, in each respect the women being markedly more hypsicephalic than the men.

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