endocranial cast

noun Archaeology.

a cast of the inside of the cranium, as of a fossil skull, used to determine brain size and shape.

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Also called endocast.

Origin of endocranial cast

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby endocranial cast

endocervix, endochondral bone, endochondral ossification, endocolitis, endocranial, endocranial cast, endocranium, endocrine, endocrine disruptor, endocrine gland, endocrine system
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British Dictionary definitions for endocranial cast

endocranial cast
/ (ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəl) /

noun

a cast made of the inside of a cranial cavity to show the size and shape of the brain: used esp in anthropologySometimes shortened to: endocast
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