Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Exhibiting or characterized by orthocephaly.
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- adjective
normocephalic
Etymologies
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Examples
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Both the skulls were free from all action of fire, and though subsequently crumbling to pieces on their removal, the writer had opportunity to observe their strong resemblance to the small orthocephalic crania which he had exhumed from mounds in Michigan.
An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians 1884
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Both the skulls were free from all action of fire, and though subsequently crumbling to pieces on their removal, the writer had opportunity to observe their strong resemblance to the small, orthocephalic crania which he had exhumed from mounds in Michigan.
A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians 1884
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(up to 70.0), medium or orthocephalic (70.1 to 75.0), and high or hypsicephalic (over 75.0).
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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