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Meaning of cranial index | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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.

Examples

“The width of the skull is 18 cm and the length 24 cm, so the cranial index is 75.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

cranial kinesis cranial nerve cranial orbit cranialization craniate cranidium

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