cephalic
US/sɪˈfælɪk/
cephalic adjective: of or relating to the head.
Adjective
cephalic (comparative more cephalic, superlative most cephalic)
- Of or relating to the head.
- The objective of this study was to identify the factors predictive of the success of external cephalic version (ECV). […] The study shows that transverse foetal presentation, a senior physician operator, multiparity, as well as a non-anterior placental location are factors predictive of the success...2021, Léa Cillard, Caroline Verhaeghe, Andrew Spiers, Sebastien Madzou, Philippe Descamps, Guillaume Legendre, Romain Corroenne, “External cephalic version: predictors for success”, in J Gynecol...
- Of or relating to the brain.
- I was at the Mathematical School, where the Maſter taught his Pupils after a Method ſcarce imaginable to us in Europe. The Propoſition and Demonſtration were fairly written on a thin Wafer, with Ink compoſed of a Cephalick Tincture. This the Student was to ſwallow upon a faſting Stomach, and for...1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Permitted to See the Grand Academy of Lagado. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume II, London...
- Cephalic phase responses (CPRs) are conditioned anticipatory physiological responses to food cues. They occur before nutrient absorption and are hypothesized to be important for satiation and glucose homeostasis. Cephalic phase insulin responses (CPIRs) and pancreatic polypeptide responses (CPPPRs)...2020, Marlou P Lasschuijt, Monica Mars, Cees de Graaf, Paul A M Smeets, “Endocrine cephalic phase responses to food cues: a systematic review”, in Advances in Nutrition, volume 11, number 5, →DOI...
- Of or relating to the cephalon (the head of a trilobite).
- Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior.
- Headlike; cephaloid.
Noun
cephalic (plural cephalics)
- A remedy that benefits the head or brain.
- […] recover their Sight […] by the use of Bleeding, Purging, Blistering and Cephalics.1707, Hans Sloane, A Voyage to the Islands Madera, Barbados, Nievas, S. Christophers and Jamaica, page cliv
- All that of this Form could be titled Stomachics, we have subjoin'd to this Division, because they are all of the Aromatic kind, and thereby claim equally to be Cephalics. The latter we have given, extend their Influences to the Head and whole nervous System, at the same time that they warm...1724, John Quincy, Pharmacopœia officinalis & extemporanea, page 595
cephalic meaning in Tamil, Kannada, Tagalog and Arabic
cephalic in Tamil
- தலைக்குரிய, கபால, கபாலிய, கைவெளிச் சிரை, தலைப்புறம், தலையருகில்
cephalic in Kannada
- ತಲೆಬುರುಡೆಯ, ಕಪಾಲದ
cephalic in Tagalog
- of or referring to the head
- uluhin, pang-ulo
cephalic in Arabic
- of or referring to the head
- رَأْسِيّ raʔsiyy
Examples of cephalic in a sentence
- The Propoſition and Demonſtration were fairly written on a thin Wafer, with Ink compoſed of a Cephalick Tincture.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author Permitted to See the Grand Academy of Lagado. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations...
- Cephalic phase responses (CPRs) are conditioned anticipatory physiological responses to food cues.2020, Marlou P Lasschuijt, Monica Mars, Cees de Graaf, Paul A M Smeets, “Endocrine cephalic phase responses to food cues: a systematic...
- All that of this Form could be titled Stomachics, we have subjoin'd to this Division, because they are all of the Aromatic kind, and thereby claim equally to be Cephalics.1724, John Quincy, Pharmacopœia officinalis & extemporanea, page 595:
Synonyms of cephalic
Antonyms
Forms of cephalic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more cephalic |
| superlative | most cephalic |
| alternative form | cephalick |
| Noun | |
| plural | cephalics |
Origin of cephalic
From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).
Words formed from cephalic
- acephalic
- acrocephalic
- auriculocephalic
- autocephalic
- brachiocephalic
- brachycephalic
- caudocephalic
- cephalic fin
- cephalic index
- cephalic vein
- cervicocephalic
- dicephalic
- dolichocephalic
- dorsocephalic
- eucephalic
- extracephalic
- gnathocephalic
- hippocephalic
- holocephalic
- intracephalic
- mecocephalic
- mesocephalic
- noncephalic
- oculocephalic
- orocephalic
- orthocephalic
- platycephalic
- postcephalic
- procephalic
- radiocephalic
- supracephalic
- tectocephalic
- transcephalic
- tricephalic
- ventrocephalic
Phrases with cephalic
Questions about cephalic
- What does cephalic mean?
- Cephalic means of or relating to the head.
- What is cephalic in Tamil?
- Cephalic in Tamil is தலைக்குரிய, கபால, கபாலிய. See Cephalic meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use cephalic in a sentence?
- The Propoſition and Demonſtration were fairly written on a thin Wafer, with Ink compoſed of a Cephalick Tincture.
- What part of speech is cephalic?
- Cephalic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce cephalic?
- Cephalic is pronounced /sɪˈfælɪk/ (US).
Words near cephalic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: cephalic (page history and authors); cephalic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cephalic (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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