brachycephalic, brachycranial, brachycranic
(adjective) having a short broad head with a cephalic index of over 80
brachycephalic
(noun) an adult with a short broad head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brachycephalic (comparative more brachycephalic, superlative most brachycephalic)
(of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
brachycephalic (plural brachycephalics)
A brachycephalic person or creature.
Source: Wiktionary
Brach`y*ce*phal"ic, Brach`y*ceph"a*lous, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth; shortheaded; -- in distinction from dolichocephalic.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
