index, cephalic

index, cephalic
кефалический индекс; индекс, предполагающий измерение и типизацию человеческой головы; используется при классификации рас.

Англо-русский словарь по социологии. 2011.

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  • Cephalic index — Cephalic Ce*phal ic, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. ?, fr. kefalh head: cf. F. c[ e]phalique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}. [1913 Webster] {Cephalic index} (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the cranium to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cephalic — Ce*phal ic, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. ?, fr. kefalh head: cf. F. c[ e]phalique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}. [1913 Webster] {Cephalic index} (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the cranium to the length,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cephalic vein — Cephalic Ce*phal ic, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. ?, fr. kefalh head: cf. F. c[ e]phalique.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}. [1913 Webster] {Cephalic index} (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the cranium to the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cephalic index — is the ratio of the maximum width of the head multiplied by 100 divided by its maximum length (i.e., in the horizontal plane, or front to back). The index was widely used by anthropologists in the early twentieth century to categorize human… …   Wikipedia

  • Cephalic index in cats and dogs — Cephalic index is the charting of or classification of the Cephalic ratio; the cranial width as compared to cranial length. The cephalic index refers to the cranium and its relative size, comparing cranial length to cranial width. This ratio does …   Wikipedia

  • Cephalic Carnage — Origin Denver, Colorado, United States Genres Deathgrind, grindcore Years active 1992–present Labels Relaps …   Wikipedia

  • cephalic index — n the ratio multiplied by 100 of the maximum breadth of the head to its maximum length compare CRANIAL INDEX * * * a measure of the shape of a skull, commonly used in craniometry: the ratio of the greatest breadth, multiplied by 100, to the… …   Medical dictionary

  • cephalic index — n. the ratio of the greatest breadth of the human head to its greatest length, from front to back, multiplied by 100; cranial index: see BRACHYCEPHALIC, DOLICHOCEPHALIC, MESOCEPHALIC …   English World dictionary

  • index — 1. [NA] SYN: i. finger. 2. A guide, standard, indicator, symbol, or number denoting the relation in respect to size, capacity, or function, of one part or thing to another. SEE ALSO: quotient, r …   Medical dictionary

  • index — n. alphabetical list 1) to compile, do, make an index 2) an author; cumulative; subject index 3) an index to (an index to a book) indicator 4) a consumer price, cost of living; price index 5) an index to (an index to economic progress) ratio of… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • cephalic —   a. pertaining to head.    ♦ cephalic index, 100 times maximum breadth of skull divided by maximum length.    ♦ cephalad, adv. towards head.    ♦ cephalate, a. having a head …   Dictionary of difficult words


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