cephalic

Meaning

1. Of or relating to the head.
2. Of or relating to the head.
3. Of or relating to the head.
4. Toward the head; in bipeds such as humans, this direction corresponds to superior.
5. Headlike; cephaloid.

Synonyms

capital

central

leading

main

prime

staple

headlike

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sɪˈfælɪk/

Etymology

From Middle French céphalique, from Latin cephalicus (“head”), from Ancient Greek κεφαλικός (kephalikós, “capital”), from κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).