Dictionary.com

craniometry

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

noun

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

QUIZZES

BEAT THE DOLDRUMS WITH THIS WORD OF THE DAY QUIZ!

We know you’ll tackle this quiz totis viribus! See how many words from the week of Oct 12–18, 2020 you get right!
Question 1 of 7
What does “Indigenous” mean?
characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.
carried on abroad, or with other countries.
relating to or being a people who are the original, earliest known inhabitants of a region, or are their descendants.
TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of craniometry

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

OTHER WORDS FROM craniometry

cra·ni·o·met·ric [krey-nee-uh-me-trik], /ˌkreɪ ni əˈmɛ trɪk/, cra·ni·o·met·ri·cal, adjectivecra·ni·o·met·ri·cal·ly, adverbcra·ni·om·e·trist, noun

Words nearby craniometry

craniology, craniom., craniomalacia, craniometer, craniometric point, craniometry, craniopagus, craniopathy, craniopharyngeal, craniopharyngioma, craniophore
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020

Example sentences from the Web for craniometry

British Dictionary definitions for craniometry

craniometry
/ (ˌkreɪnɪˈɒmɪtrɪ) /

noun

the study and measurement of skulls

Derived forms of craniometry

craniometric (ˌkreɪnɪəˈmɛtrɪk) or craniometrical, adjectivecraniometrically, adverbcraniometrist, noun
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for craniometry

craniometry
[ krā′nē-ŏm′ĭ-trē ]

n.

Measurement of the skull to determine its characteristics as related to sex, race, or body type.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.