short-headed

/'ʃɔ:t'hedid/

Thân thiện

The baby has a short-headed appearance.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a brachycephalic head: Describes a physical characteristic where the head is proportionally short from front to back, having a broad shape relative to its length. This is a technical term often used in anthropology, anatomy, and biology.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The study noted that the ancient population was predominantly short-headed.
  • Some dog breeds, like the Pug, are characteristically short-headed.

Advanced Usage

• The term is a compound adjective formed from "short" and "headed." It is synonymous with the more formal, scientific term brachycephalic.
• It is primarily used in descriptive, scientific, or technical contexts rather than in everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Brachycephalic (adj): The direct technical synonym for "short-headed."
• Brachycephaly (n): The condition of having a short, broad head.
• Dolichocephalic (adj): The antonym, meaning having a long, narrow head.

Synonyms

• Brachycephalic: Having a broad, short skull.
• Broad-headed: Having a wide head (a less technical near-synonym).

Antonyms

• Dolichocephalic: Long-headed; having a long, narrow skull.
• Long-headed: Having a head that is long in proportion to its width.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. having a brachycephalic head

Từ đồng nghĩa

• broad-headed
• roundheaded