craniology
the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
Origin of craniology
1Other words from craniology
- cra·ni·o·log·i·cal [krey-nee-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌkreɪ ni əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
- cra·ni·o·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- cra·ni·ol·o·gist, noun
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How to use craniology in a sentence
It is observations of this kind, particularly, that have served to discredit craniology as an independent science.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyBut craniology or skull-study cannot perfect, nor can it positively demonstrate, the science.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, January 1888 | VariousAnthropologists no longer rely solely on craniology, and the measurement of the skull, to distinguish race.
The craniology of the Caribs is scantily known, and there is much yet to be divulged.
The general came in for a few minutes, he said, to escape from two young ladies, who had talked him half dead about craniology.
Helen | Maria Edgeworth
British Dictionary definitions for craniology
/ (ˌkreɪnɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
Derived forms of craniology
- craniological (ˌkreɪnɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- craniologically, adverb
- craniologist, noun
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