Definition of craniology in English:

craniology

noun ˌkreɪnɪˈɒlədʒiˌkreɪniˈɑlədʒi

mass nounhistorical

1The scientific study of the shape and size of the skulls of different human races.
Example sentencesExamples
- The modern and quantitative study of craniology derives essentially from the nineteenth century.
- By the mid-nineteenth century there was little distinction between formal articles on craniology and studies by enthusiastic amateurs.
- The medical superintendent had a long involvement with archaeology and craniology.
1. 1.1
  another term for phrenology
  Example sentencesExamples
  It was predicated on the pseudo-sciences of eugenics and craniology.
  He developed a ‘science’ called craniology, which sought to use the shape and measurement of the skull to deduce intelligence ratios.
  One of the most eminent of the early researchers who used craniology to ‘prove’ intellectual inferiority of women was Paul Broca.

Derivatives

craniological

adjective kreɪnɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l

historical

Before he died he willed his body for medical research, and his cranium for craniological study.
Example sentencesExamples
- Two additional ‘craniological’ hypotheses, however, rendered the science empirically vulnerable.
- Utilizing craniological, literary, and pictorial evidence, he reconstructed the racial structure of ancient Greece.
- Such craniological and anthropometric studies represented a minority of the papers.
- The essence of Gall's method of localization lay in correlating variations in character with variations in external craniological signs.

craniologist

noun

historical

By today's standards, the theoretical blindness of the male 19 th-century craniologists seems outrageous.
Example sentencesExamples
- The rhetoric can be likened to the dated concepts held by eugenicists, craniologists and social Darwinists.
- Samuel Bates is the master craniologist, ready to crack the puzzle of human variations.
- My project explores efforts by craniologists to pin down with certainty the extent of the range of variation in human cranial capacity.
- The skulls were taken home with the craniologists to be displayed in London.

Definition of craniology in US English:

craniology

nounˌkreɪniˈɑlədʒiˌkrānēˈäləjē

historical

1The scientific study of the shape and size of the skulls of different human races.
Example sentencesExamples
- By the mid-nineteenth century there was little distinction between formal articles on craniology and studies by enthusiastic amateurs.
- The modern and quantitative study of craniology derives essentially from the nineteenth century.
- The medical superintendent had a long involvement with archaeology and craniology.
1. 1.1
  another term for phrenology
  Example sentencesExamples
  One of the most eminent of the early researchers who used craniology to ‘prove’ intellectual inferiority of women was Paul Broca.
  It was predicated on the pseudo-sciences of eugenics and craniology.
  He developed a ‘science’ called craniology, which sought to use the shape and measurement of the skull to deduce intelligence ratios.

单词	craniology
释义	Definition of craniology in English: craniology noun ˌkreɪnɪˈɒlədʒiˌkreɪniˈɑlədʒi mass nounhistorical 1The scientific study of the shape and size of the skulls of different human races. Example sentencesExamples The modern and quantitative study of craniology derives essentially from the nineteenth century. By the mid-nineteenth century there was little distinction between formal articles on craniology and studies by enthusiastic amateurs. The medical superintendent had a long involvement with archaeology and craniology. 1.1 another term for phrenology Example sentencesExamples It was predicated on the pseudo-sciences of eugenics and craniology. He developed a ‘science’ called craniology, which sought to use the shape and measurement of the skull to deduce intelligence ratios. One of the most eminent of the early researchers who used craniology to ‘prove’ intellectual inferiority of women was Paul Broca. Derivatives craniological adjective kreɪnɪəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l historical Before he died he willed his body for medical research, and his cranium for craniological study. Example sentencesExamples Two additional ‘craniological’ hypotheses, however, rendered the science empirically vulnerable. Utilizing craniological, literary, and pictorial evidence, he reconstructed the racial structure of ancient Greece. Such craniological and anthropometric studies represented a minority of the papers. The essence of Gall's method of localization lay in correlating variations in character with variations in external craniological signs. craniologist noun historical By today's standards, the theoretical blindness of the male 19 th-century craniologists seems outrageous. Example sentencesExamples The rhetoric can be likened to the dated concepts held by eugenicists, craniologists and social Darwinists. Samuel Bates is the master craniologist, ready to crack the puzzle of human variations. My project explores efforts by craniologists to pin down with certainty the extent of the range of variation in human cranial capacity. The skulls were taken home with the craniologists to be displayed in London. Definition of craniology in US English: craniology nounˌkreɪniˈɑlədʒiˌkrānēˈäləjē historical 1The scientific study of the shape and size of the skulls of different human races. Example sentencesExamples By the mid-nineteenth century there was little distinction between formal articles on craniology and studies by enthusiastic amateurs. The modern and quantitative study of craniology derives essentially from the nineteenth century. The medical superintendent had a long involvement with archaeology and craniology. 1.1 another term for phrenology Example sentencesExamples One of the most eminent of the early researchers who used craniology to ‘prove’ intellectual inferiority of women was Paul Broca. It was predicated on the pseudo-sciences of eugenics and craniology. He developed a ‘science’ called craniology, which sought to use the shape and measurement of the skull to deduce intelligence ratios.
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