brachycephalic

Syllables: brach·y·ce·phal·ic/ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/

brachycephalic adjective: 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.

Adjective

brachycephalic (not comparable)

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.
- "Round-headed," he muttered. "Brachycephalic, gray-eyed, black-haired, with suggestion of the negroid. Celtic, I presume?"1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC
- Just how cosmopolitan the town was is clear from the fact that two different races are found buried in the graves: the dolichocephalic Eurafrican, and the brachycephalic Proto-Mediterranean.1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 153
Synonyms:

brachycephalous, brachycranial, brachycranic, brachykephalous, broad-headed, roundheaded, short-headed

Antonyms:

dolichocephalic, dolichocephalous, long-headed

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.

brachycephalic meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

brachycephalic in Tamil

சிறு தலை, சப்பத் தலை

brachycephalic in Tagalog

having a head that is short from front to back: punggok-uluhin

Synonyms of brachycephalic

brachycephalous
brachycranial
brachycranic
brachykephalous
broad-headed
roundheaded
short-headed

Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of brachycephalic

Forms of brachycephalic

Adjective
alternative form	brachykephalic
Noun
plural	brachycephalics
plural	brachycephali

Origin of brachycephalic

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

Words formed from brachycephalic

Questions about brachycephalic

What does brachycephalic mean?: Brachycephalic means 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.
What is brachycephalic in Tamil?: Brachycephalic in Tamil is சிறு தலை, சப்பத் தலை. See Brachycephalic meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is brachycephalic?: Brachycephalic can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce brachycephalic?: Brachycephalic is pronounced /ˌbɹæk.ɪ.səˈfæl.ɪk/.

Words near brachycephalic in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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