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The branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
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craniometry
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The practice of taking measurements of the skull.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Craniometry \Cra`ni*om"e*try\ (kr?`n?-?m"?-tr?), n. The art or act of measuring skulls.
WordNet
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n. the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Craniometry is measurement of the cranium (the main part of the skull ), usually the human cranium . It is a subset of cephalometry , measurement of the head, which in humans is a subset of anthropometry , measurement of the human body . It is distinct ...