braincase

noun

brain·​case ˈbrān-ˌkās How to pronounce braincase (audio)
: the cranium enclosing the brain

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Additional skeletal details, like the pattern of jaw articulation and the structure of the braincase, were also contradictory to its classification. Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025 Although only bits of her braincase were recovered, the fragments suggested a brain volume of 388 cubic centimeters. Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024 In 1925, 43 years after Darwin's death, anatomist Raymond Dart published a paper describing a fossil from Taung, South Africa, with an apelike braincase and humanlike teeth. Kate Wong, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2020 The specimens in question do show features in common with adult T. rex — among them the forehead, snout and braincase, said Thomas Carr, a paleontologist at Carthage College who first made the case that Nanotyrannus represented young T. rex. Asher Elbein, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for braincase

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First Known Use

1726, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of braincase was in 1726

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“Braincase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/braincase. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

braincase

noun
brain·​case ˈbrān-ˌkās How to pronounce braincase (audio)
: the cranium enclosing the brain

Medical Definition

braincase

noun
brain·​case -ˌkās How to pronounce braincase (audio)
: the part of the skull that encloses the brain see cranium

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