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craniometry /ˌkreɪnɪˈɒmɪtri /noun [mass noun] historicalThe scientific measurement of skulls, especially in relation to craniology.The SAP physicians were far more rigorously quantitative in their craniometry....- Some of the examples he discusses may remind us of the metaphorical appropriation of biology by racist craniometry in the nineteenth century.
- The nineteenth-century interest in craniometry had assumed that intelligence was both biological and inheritable.
Derivatives craniometric /ˌkreɪnɪəˈmɛtrɪk/ adjective ...- Thus, this anatomical region is favorable for sex determination due to its craniometric characteristics.
- The results of the present craniometric analysis are compared with other lines of evidence.
- This article examines the potential contribution of archaeological human skeletal material, in particular craniometric data.
Rhymes geometry, micrometry, optometry, psychometry, pyrometry, sociometry, trigonometry |