craniometry

American  

[krey-nee-om-i-tree] / ˌkreɪ niˈɒm ɪ tri /

noun

1. the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population.

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craniometry British  

/ ˌkreɪnɪˈɒmɪtrɪ, ˌkreɪnɪəˈmɛtrɪk /

noun

1. the study and measurement of skulls

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Other Word Forms

• craniometric adjective
• craniometrical adjective
• craniometrically adverb
• craniometrist noun

Etymology

Origin of craniometry

First recorded in 1860–65; cranio- + -metry

Example Sentences

At the time, there was interest in the study of craniometry, the measurement of the cranium, and anthropometry, the scientific measurement of individuals.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2023

Pterion, tē′ri-on, n. in craniometry, the region where the frontal, squamosal, parietal, and sphenoid bones meet:—pl.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

These qualifications were overlooked by the immediate successors of Retzius, much to the disadvantage of craniometry.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

The origin of craniometry appears to be twofold.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various

And lastly no account of craniometry would be complete without mention of the revolt, headed by the Italian anthropologist Sergi, against metrical methods of all kinds.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 6 "Coucy-le-Château" to "Crocodile" by Various