breadth index

Definitions of breadth index
  1. noun
    ratio (in percent) of the maximum breadth to the maximum length of a skull
    synonyms: cephalic index, cranial index
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    type of:
    ratio
    the relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient)
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