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Craniometer

Craniometer \Cra`ni*om"e*ter\ (kr?`n?-?m"?-t?r), n. [Cranium + -meter.] An instrument for measuring the size of skulls.

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craniometer

n. A device used to measure the size of the skull.

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craniometer

n. an instrument for measuring skull sizes

Usage examples of "craniometer".

I at first thought of taking the length of the skull by a craniometer, and seeing what portion of the total length to the posterior edge of the sacrum it would be, but I soon discarded the idea on account of the variation in the supra-occipital process.