Orthocephalic


[awr-thoh-suh-fal-ik] /ˌɔr θoʊ səˈfæl ɪk/

adjective, Cephalometry.
1.
having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
/ˌɔːθəʊsɪˈfælɪk/
adjective
1.
having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length

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