Meanings
comparative more dolichocephalic · superlative most dolichocephalic
- Having a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
Just how cosmopolitan the town was is clear from the fact that two different races are found buried in the graves: the dolichocephalic Eurafrican, and the brachycephalic Proto-Mediterranean.
1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 153
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivehaving a relatively long head with a cephalic index of under 75
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
From dolicho- + cephalic, hence literally roughly “long-headed”.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish pitkäkalloinen
- pitkäkalloinenhaving a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right)
Tagalog habang-uluhin
- habang-uluhinhaving a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right)
Welsh dolicoseffalaidd, hirben
- dolicoseffalaiddhaving a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right)
- hirbenhaving a head that is long from front to back (relative to its width from left to right)
Cite this entry
dolichocephalic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolichocephalic
“dolichocephalic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dolichocephalic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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