“craniology”的英文意思_释义_用法

单词

craniology

释义

craniology|kreɪnɪˈɒlədʒɪ|
[mod. f. Gr. κρᾱνίον skull (cranio-) + -λογία: see -logy. In mod.F. craniologie.]
†1. The study of the configuration of the skull as indicating the comparative development of the ‘organs’ or faculties; now known as phrenology.
1806Med. Jrnl. XV. Mar. heading, An Account of Dr. Gall's System of Craniology.1843Borrow Bible in Spain xl. (1872) 233 He had a villainously formed head according to all the rules of craniology.
2. The study of the size, shape, and character of the skulls of various races, as a part of anthropology.
1851D. Wilson Preh. Ann. (1863) I. ix. 293 The craniology of the later tumuli.1883Tylor in Nature 3 May 8 The mixture of races..in Europe makes European craniology a study of extreme difficulty.

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