endocranial cast

American

noun

Archaeology.

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

endocranial cast British

/ ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of endocranial cast

First recorded in 1920–25

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