HyperDic: cephalic_index

English > 1 sense of the expression *cephalic index*:
NOUN	relation	cephalic index, breadth index, cranial index	ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull

English > *cephalic index*: 1 sense > noun 1, relation
Meaning	Ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull.
Synonyms	breadth index, cranial index
Broader	ratio	The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
Spanish	índice cefálico, índice craneal, índice de amplitud