craniology
/krey-nee-ol-uh-jee/US // ˌkreɪ niˈɒl ə dʒi //UK // (ˌkreɪnɪˈɒlədʒɪ) //
颅骨学,颅学,颅脑学,颅面学
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the science that deals with the size, shape, and other characteristics of human skulls.
Examples
It is observations of this kind, particularly, that have served to discredit craniology as an independent science.
But Craniology or skull-study cannot perfect, nor can it positively demonstrate, the science.
Anthropologists no longer rely solely on craniology, and the measurement of the skull, to distinguish race.
The craniology of the Caribs is scantily known, and there is much yet to be divulged.
The general came in for a few minutes, he said, to escape from two young ladies, who had talked him half dead about craniology.
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