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cranial index

cranial index noun: a measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.

Noun

cranial index (plural cranial indices or cranial indexes)

  1. A measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.
    • The width of the skull is 18 cm and the length 24 cm, so the cranial index is 75.

cranial index meaning in Tamil

cranial index in Tamil

கபால விகித அளவு

Forms of cranial index

pluralcranial indices
pluralcranial indexes

Questions about cranial index

What does cranial index mean?
Cranial index means a measure of the elongation or flatness of a head or skull: the maximum breadth of the skull divided by its maximum length, multiplied by 100.
What is cranial index in Tamil?
Cranial index in Tamil is கபால விகித அளவு. See Cranial index meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is cranial index?
Cranial index is a noun.
What is the plural of cranial index?
The plural of cranial index is cranial indices.

Words near cranial index in the dictionary

  1. crania
  2. craniacromial
  3. craniad
  4. cranial
  5. cranial base
  6. cranial index
  7. cranial kinesis
  8. cranial nerve
  9. cranial nerves
  10. cranial orbit
  11. cranial orbits

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