- breadth index
- nounratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull• Syn: ↑cephalic index, ↑cranial index• Hypernyms: ↑ratio
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length-breadth index — the breadth of the skull expressed as a percentage of its length … Medical dictionary
length-breadth index — noun : cranial index … Useful english dictionary
breadth-height index — bretth hīt n the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head or skull to its maximum height multiplied by 100 … Medical dictionary
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breadth-height index — noun anthropology : the ratio of the maximum breadth of the head or skull to its maximum height multiplied by 100 … Useful english dictionary
Cephalic index — Cephalic Ce*phal ic, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. ?, fr. kefalh head: cf. F. c[ e]phalique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}. [1913 Webster] {Cephalic index} (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the cranium to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cephalic index — noun ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull • Syn: ↑breadth index, ↑cranial index • Hypernyms: ↑ratio … Useful english dictionary
cranial index — noun ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull • Syn: ↑cephalic index, ↑breadth index • Hypernyms: ↑ratio … Useful english dictionary
