English

Adjective

brachycephalic ‎(comparative more brachycephalic, superlative most brachycephalic)

1. (of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
   • 1996, William H. Tucker, The Science and Politics of Racial Research, University of Illinois Press, ISBN 9780252065606, page 23:

     Also a subject of extensive investigation was the cephalic index, a measurement of the general shape of the skull, defined as the ratio of its breadth to its length multiplied by one hundred to eliminate the decimal point. Ratios below seventy-five indicated skulls that were long and narrow, termed “dolichocephalic”; those between seventy-five and eight, slightly broader or “mesocephalic”; and even rounder heads with ratios above eighty were called “brachycephalic.”

Translations

Noun

brachycephalic ‎(plural brachycephalics)

1. A brachycephalic person.

Related terms

• brachycephaly, brachycephalism, brachycephalous
• dolichocephalic