dolichocranial

• Adjectif désuet utilisé en anthropologie physique pour qualifier un crâne long et étroit par rapport à sa largeur.

An obsolete adjective used in physical anthropology to describe a skull shape that is long and narrow relative to its width.

1. Long-headedC2formal

   Having a relatively long skull shape, typically with a cephalic index of less than 75.

   dolichocéphale

   • The ancient population was described as dolichocranial by anthropologists.
   • Dolichocranial skulls are often found in certain archaeological sites.
   • The study compared dolichocranial and brachycranial specimens.

   Synonymesdolichocephaliclong-headed

   Antonymesbrachycephalicbrachycranial