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craniology
[ krey-nee-ol-uh-jee ]
noun
- the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
craniology
/ 藢kre瑟n瑟蓹藞l蓲d蕭瑟k蓹l; 藢kre瑟n瑟藞蓲l蓹d蕭瑟 /
noun
- the branch of science concerned with the shape and size of the human skull, esp with reference to variations between different races
Derived Forms
- 藢肠谤补苍颈藞辞濒辞驳颈蝉迟, noun
- 藢肠谤补苍颈辞藞濒辞驳颈肠补濒濒测, adverb
- craniological, adjective
Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms
- 肠谤补路苍颈路辞路濒辞驳路颈路肠补濒 [krey-nee-, uh, -, loj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective
- 肠谤补顎卬颈路辞路濒辞驳顎僫路肠补濒路濒测 adverb
- 肠谤补顎卬颈路辞濒顎僶路驳颈蝉迟 noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of craniology1
Example Sentences
It is observations of this kind, particularly, that have served to discredit craniology as an independent science.
The Ethnographical and Anthropological collection consists of above 550 objects, among which are 100 skulls, representing the craniology of almost all the races of the globe.
Many years afterward Virchow established the science of craniology in the department of anthropology, and succeeded in throwing not a little light on the origins of races by his discoveries in this matter.
In 1815 the Edinburgh Review contained an article on the system of 鈥渃raniology鈥 of F. J. Gall and K. Spurzheim, which was denounced as 鈥渁 piece of thorough quackery from beginning to end.鈥
Lavater and Gall would have been very much embarrassed by it; for both physiognomy and craniology would be, perhaps, equally at a loss amongst the Philippines.
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