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noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: cephalometrics
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: anthropometry
noun
measurement of human heads
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: measurement, measuring, measure, mensuration
History
Etymology tree English cephalo- Proto-Indo-European *meh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Hellenic *-tron Ancient Greek -τρον (-tron) Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh2 Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -μετρία (-metría)der. Latin -metriader. Old French -métrieder. English -metry English cephalometry From cephalo- + -metry.
