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Brachycephalic vs Dolichocephalic - What's the difference?

brachycephalic | dolichocephalic |

Dolichocephalic is a related term of brachycephalic.



In of a person or animal terms the difference between brachycephalic and dolichocephalic

is that brachycephalic is having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right) while dolichocephalic is having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).

brachycephalic

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A brachycephalic person.

    • Related terms

    * brachycephaly, brachycephalism, brachycephalous * dolichocephalic

    dolichocephalic

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (of a person or animal) Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A dolichocephalic person.

    • Related terms

    * dolichocephaly, dolichocephalism, dolichocephalous

    References

    * William H. Tucker, The Science and Politics of Racial Research , University of Illinois Press (1996), 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 eighty, slightly broader or “mesocephalic”; and even rounder heads with ratios above eighty were called “brachycephalic.”