cranial index
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A measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the…A measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.
Meaning
1 sensesA measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.
The width of the skull is 18 cm and the length 24 cm, so the cranial index is 75.
ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
Forms
plural: cranial indices / cranial indexes| Singular | cranial index |
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Synonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull:cephalic indexbreadth index
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