cephalic index

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   ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull

   Synonymsbreadth indexcranial index

   Broaderratio

Questions about cephalic index

What does cephalic index mean?

cephalic index means "ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull".

What is another word for cephalic index?

Close synonyms include breadth index, cranial index. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cephalic index a common word?