craniometric (ˌkreɪnɪəˈmɛtrɪk) or craniometrical (ˌcranioˈmetrical)
adjective
craniometrically (ˌcranioˈmetrically)
adverb
craniometrist (ˌcraniˈometrist)
noun
craniometry in American English
(ˌkreɪnˈɑmətri)
noun
the science of measuring skulls; cranial measurement
craniometry in American English
(ˌkreiniˈɑmɪtri)
noun
the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population
Derived forms
craniometric (ˌkreiniəˈmetrɪk)craniometrical
adjective
craniometrically
adverb
craniometrist
noun
Word origin
[1860–65; cranio- + -metry]This word is first recorded in the period 1860–65. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Paleolithic, big brother, jumping jack, monism, pop-up-metry is a combining form with the meaning “the process of measuring” that specified bythe initial element. Other words that use the affix -metry include: bathymetry, coulometry, dolorimetry, optometry, stoichiometry
Examples of 'craniometry' in a sentence
craniometry
Craniometry and hand-wrist radiographic evaluation of the growth pattern further aided in strengthening the diagnosis.
Gundareddy N Suma, Manisha Lakhanpal, Manu Dhillon, Siddharth Srivastava 2014, 'Orofacial manifestations of congenital hypothyroidism: Clinicoradiological case report',Journal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiologyhttp://www.jiaomr.in/article.asp?issn=0972-1363;year=2014;volume=26;issue=1;spage=111;epage=114;aulast=Suma. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)