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noun
The practice of taking measurements of the skull.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, physical, uncountable, usually
Topics: anthropology, human-sciences, medicine, sciences
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Broader terms: cephalometry, anthropometry
noun
the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: physical anthropology
History
From cranio- + -metry.
Across languages
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