Cranial-index


noun, Craniometry.
1.
cephalic 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

cranial index n.
The ratio of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of the skull, multiplied by 100.

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