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dolichocephalic

[ dol-i-koh-suh-fal-ik ]

adjective

Cephalometry.
  1. long-headed; having a cephalic index of 75 and under.


dolichocephalic

/ ˌdɒlɪkəʊˈsɛfələs; ˌdɒlɪkəʊsɪˈfælɪk /

adjective

  1. having a head much longer than it is broad, esp one with a cephalic index under 75
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an individual with such a head
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌDZˈ󲹱, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • DZ····· [dol-i-koh-, sef, -, uh, -liz-, uh, m], DZi··a· noun
  • p·DZi···󲹱i adjective
  • hyper·DZi··a· noun
  • ܲdDZ····󲹱i adjective
  • ܲdDZ···a· noun
  • ܲdDZ···a·dzܲ adjective
  • ܲdDZ···a· noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of dolichocephalic1

First recorded in 1840–50; dolicho- + cephalic
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Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

A tall race like the modern Scots may contain individuals of any height within the human limits; a dolichocephalic race like the modern Spaniards may contain extremely round-headed individuals.

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Further in the eastern section of the dark domain, while the Papuan is still black and dolichocephalic, his presumed progenitor, the orang-utan, is brachycephalic with decidedly red hair.

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We were told that they are taller, more powerful, and darker-skinned than the other Nicobarese, and also dolichocephalic.

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He had a dolichocephalic head with massive jaws, prominent lips, especially the upper.

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The doctrine of the specialisation of the dolichocephalic European types in Africa, before their migrations northwards, lies at the base of Sergi's views regarding the African origin of those types.

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