cranial index

noun

: the ratio multiplied by 100 of the maximum breadth of the bare skull to its maximum length from front to back

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Boas’s finding, which was that the cranial index of children born in America differed from that of children of the same background born in Europe, rocked the field. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cranial index was in 1868

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“Cranial index.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cranial%20index. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

cranial index

noun
: the ratio multiplied by 100 of the maximum breadth of the bare skull to its maximum length from front to back compare cephalic index
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