cephalometer

cephalometer
cephalometric /sef'euh loh me"trik/, adj.
/sef'euh lom"i teuhr/, n.
an instrument for measuring the human head. Cf. craniometer.
[1875-80; CEPHALO- + -METER]

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  • cephalometer — n. instrument for measuring the head …   English contemporary dictionary

  • cephalometer — ceph·a·lom·e·ter …   English syllables

  • cephalometer — /sɛfəˈlɒmətə/ (say sefuh lomuhtuh) noun an instrument for measuring the head or skull; a craniometer. {cephalo + meter1} …  

  • cephalometer — ˌsefəˈläməd.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary cephal + meter; probably originally formed as French céphalomètre : an instrument for measuring the living head …   Useful english dictionary

  • Cecil C. Steiner — (1896 1989) was a dentist and one of Edward H. Angle s first students in 1921. [ [http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0889540606001314 Wahl, N. Orthodontics in 3 millennia. Chapter 8: The cephalometer takes its place in the orthodontic… …   Wikipedia

  • cephalometry — noun The measurement of the skull, especially in order to study its growth and development See Also: cephalometer …   Wiktionary

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