Cephalic Definition
sə-fălĭk
adjective
Of the head, skull, or cranium.
Webster's New World
In, on, near, or toward the head.
Webster's New World
Of, or pertaining to, the cephalon.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
suffix
Having a specified kind or number of heads.
Dolichocephalic.
American Heritage
affix
Having a (specified) kind of head or number of heads; -cephalous.
Macrocephalic.
Webster's New World
Origin of Cephalic
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From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikos, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalē, “head”).
From Wiktionary
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French céphalique from Latin cephalicus from Greek kephalikos from kephalē head ghebh-el- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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