Definition of cranium
plural craniums
or crania
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\ˈkrā-nē-ə\
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Examples of cranium in a Sentence
the cranium of a Neanderthal is striking for its brow ridges
Recent Examples of cranium from the Web
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Stone Age humans used the whole animal, commonly crushing the cranium to extract the animal’s tongue and brain.
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That is when, according to the fossil record, the craniums of mankind’s ancestors started expanding.
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The explosion sent two pieces of the vape pen into the D'Elia's cranium, the autopsy found.
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But complete craniums are a rare find; these animals were raised as food, and their skulls were usually broken to retrieve the tongue and brain, the study said.
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Beaux’s sunken cranium and too-close eyes are the result of sharing his mother’s womb with six other puppies, and have no effect on his health or mental capabilities.
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After the cow's skull was uncovered at Champ-Durand, a 1999 study suggested that the hole in the cranium was the result of the cow being gored by another cow.
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In the popular conception, a concussion occurs when the cranium comes to a sudden stop and the brain crashes into it, like a car driver flying into the dashboard.
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Pappu and her team note in their paper that only one archaic human fossil, the Narmada cranium, has ever been discovered in India.
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Origin and Etymology of cranium
Medieval Latin, from Greek kranion; akin to Greek kara head — more at cerebral
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First Known Use: 15th century
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