endocranial cast

noun

, Archaeology.

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

endocranial cast

/ ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəl /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of endocranial cast¹

First recorded in 1920–25