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craniums

craniums is the plural of cranium.

Meaning of cranium

Noun

cranium (plural craniums or crania)

  1. That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
    • The Skull is divided into two parts, the Cranium and the Face. The Cranium is composed of eight bones; […]1858, Henry Gray, “The Skull”, in Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, page 19
  2. (informal) The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
    • In this study, the cranium recovered from the River Witham in Lincoln exhibited a black metallic staining on the surfaces of the teeth.2014, Emma L. Brown, Ronald A. Dixon, Jason W. Birkett, “The Discolouration of Human Teeth from Archaeological Contexts: Elemental Analysis of a Black Tooth from a Roman Cranium Recovered from the...
  3. (informal) Synonym of skull.
    Synonyms:
    skull

Questions about craniums

What is craniums the plural of?
Craniums is the plural of cranium.

Words near craniums in the dictionary

  1. cranioversaries
  2. cranioversary
  3. craniovertebral
  4. craniovisceral
  5. cranium
  6. craniums
  7. craniversaries
  8. craniversary
  9. crank
  10. crank angle
  11. crank angle degree

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