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braincase

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Synonym of neurocranium.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: neurocranium

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the part of the skull that encloses the brain

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cranium, brainpan

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bone, os

History

Etymology

From brain + case.

Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Breton: boest ar penn — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腦殼 /脑壳 (nǎoké) — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Czech: mozkovna — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Esperanto: cerbujo — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Finnish: aivokoppa — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • French: boîte crânienne — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • German: Hirnschale — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Hungarian: agykoponya — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Italian: scatola cranica — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Italian: cranio — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Polish: mózgoczaszka — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Portuguese: caixa craniana — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Romanian: cutie craniană — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Spanish: sesera — the part of the skull containing the brain
  • Welsh: padell yr ymennydd — the part of the skull containing the brain
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