# cephalic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /sɪˈfælɪk/ · frequency rank #82,164

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cephalic