brachycephalic

== English == === Alternative forms === brachykephalic === Etymology === From brachy- +‎ cephalic, literally “short-headed”, via New Latin brachycephalus, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) +‎ κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). === Pronunciation === enPR: brăk'ĭ-sə-fălʹĭk, brăk'ĭ-kĕ-fălʹĭk, IPA(key): /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/, /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.kɛˈfæl.ɪk/ enPR: brăk'ĭ-sĕfʹə-lĭk, IPA(key): /ˌbɹæk.ɪˈsɛf.ə.lɪk/ Hyphenation: brach‧y‧ce‧phal‧ic, brach‧y‧ceph‧a‧lic === Adjective === brachycephalic (not comparable) (anatomy, of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80. Synonyms: brachycephalous, brachycranial, brachycranic, brachykephalous, broad-headed, roundheaded, short-headed Antonyms: dolichocephalic, dolichocephalous, long-headed Coordinate terms: mesaticephalic, mesocephalic, mesocranial ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === brachycephalic (plural brachycephalics or brachycephali) A brachycephalic person or creature; someone with a short, broad skull, typically indicated by a cephalic index over 80. ==== Derived terms ==== brachy === Related terms === === Further reading === “brachycephalic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. “brachycephalic”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “brachycephalic, a.”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 652, column 3. “brachycephalic, a.”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney and Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1914), “brachycephalic, a.”, in The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language, revised edition, volume I, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC, page 652, column 3.