orthocephalic
[ awr-thoh-suh-fal-ik ]
/ ˌɔr θoʊ səˈfæl ɪk /
adjective Cephalometry.
having a medium or intermediate relation between the height of the skull and the breadth or length.
Also
or·tho·ceph·a·lous
[awr-thuh-sef-uh-luh s] /ˌɔr θəˈsɛf ə ləs/.
OTHER WORDS FROM orthocephalic
or·tho·ceph·a·ly, nounWords nearby orthocephalic
ortho-toluidine,
ortho-xylene,
orthoboric acid,
orthocenter,
orthocentre,
orthocephalic,
orthochorea,
orthochromatic,
orthoclase,
orthoclastic,
orthocytosis
Example sentences from the Web for orthocephalic
It is thus that we recognise low skulls (platycephalic), medium (orthocephalic or metriocephalic), or high (hypsicephalic).
The Races of Man |Joseph Deniker
British Dictionary definitions for orthocephalic
orthocephalic
orthocephalous (ˌɔːθəʊˈsɛfələs)
/ (ˌɔːθəʊsɪˈfælɪk) /
adjective
having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length