brachycephalic

a. 短头的 [医] 短头的

发音

其它 /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/

词形变化

brachycephalics 复数 brachycephalics brachycephali 复数

别名

brachy brachykephalic brachycephaloid

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A brachycephalic person or creature; someone with a short, broad skull, typically indicated by a cephalic index over 80.

adj.
  1. 1.

    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.

    医学

词汇关系

名词

上位词 2

adult grown-up
形容词

同义词 2

brachycranial brachycranic

反义词 1

dolichocephalic

近义相关 2

bullet-headed roundheaded

词源

From brachy- + cephalic, literally “short-headed”, via New Latin brachycephalus, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

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