Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
altitudinal index .
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Examples
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For example: the cephalic indices of eight out of the twenty-seven were 80 or above, while six were less than 75; again, in the length-height indices six were above 70 and an equal number less than 65.
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Fay-Cooper Cole 1921
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The average length-height index, taken from the tragus to the vertex, of the same persons, was
The Wild Tribes of Davao District, Mindanao The R. F. Cummings Philippine Expedition Fay-Cooper Cole 1921
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The length, breadth, and height of the cranium were determined, and from these were calculated the length-breadth, length-height, and breadth-height indices = = that is, the breadth and height were expressed as percentages of the length or breadth.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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