dolichocephalic, dolichocephalous
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Dolichocephalous — Dolichocephalic Dol i*cho*ce*phal ic (d[o^]l [i^]*k[ o]*s[ e]*f[a^]l [i^]k), Dolichocephalous Dol i*cho*ceph a*lous (d[o^]l [i^]*k[ o]*s[e^]f [.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Gr. dolicho s long + kefalh head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dolichocephalic — Dol i*cho*ce*phal ic (d[o^]l [i^]*k[ o]*s[ e]*f[a^]l [i^]k), Dolichocephalous Dol i*cho*ceph a*lous (d[o^]l [i^]*k[ o]*s[e^]f [.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Gr. dolicho s long + kefalh head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth; long… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dolichocephalic — [däl΄i kōsef′ə ləsdäl΄i kō΄sə fal′ik] adj. [< Gr dolichos, long (akin to Goth tulgus, firm) + CEPHALIC] having a relatively long head; having a head whose width is less than 76 percent of its length from front to back: see also CEPHALIC INDEX … English World dictionary
dolichocephalic — 1. adjective Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right). 2. noun A dolichocephalic person. See Also: dolichocephaly, dolichocephalism, dolichocephalous … Wiktionary
dolichocephalic — dolichocephalism /dol i koh sef euh liz euhm/, dolichocephaly, n. /dol i koh seuh fal ik/, adj. Cephalom. long headed; having a cephalic index of 75 and under. Also, dolichocephalous /dol i koh sef euh leuhs/. [1840 50; DOLICHO + CEPHALIC] * * * … Universalium
dolichocephalous — dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lous (dol″ĭ ko sefґə ləs) dolichocephalic … Medical dictionary
dolichocephalic — /ˌdɒləkoʊsəˈfælɪk/ (say .doluhkohsuh falik) adjective 1. long headed; having a breadth of head small in proportion to the length from front to back (opposed to brachycephalic). 2. having a cephalic index of 75 or less. Also, dolichocephalous… …
dolichocephalic — adj. (also dolichocephalous) having a long or narrow head. Etymology: Gk dolikhos long + CEPHALIC, CEPHALOUS … Useful english dictionary
dolichocephalous — adjective see dolichocephalic … Useful english dictionary
Dolichocephal — Dolichocephalic Dol i*cho*ce*phal ic (d[o^]l [i^]*k[ o]*s[ e]*f[a^]l [i^]k), Dolichocephalous Dol i*cho*ceph a*lous (d[o^]l [i^]*k[ o]*s[e^]f [.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Gr. dolicho s long + kefalh head.] (Anat.) Having the cranium, or skull, long to its… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
