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Meanings of
cranium
in English
The bony framework of the head.
skull
Portuguese
calota craniana
Catalan
crani
Spanish
cráneo
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The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
brainpan
braincase
Portuguese
calota craniana
Synonyms
Examples for "
brainpan
"
brainpan
braincase
Examples for "
brainpan
"
1
If the spray failed, I'd kick the guy's plums into his
brainpan
.
2
He was simply too well put together in the
brainpan
to short circuit.
3
He stumbled forwards, the cable that burst from his
brainpan
rattling behind him.
4
Back in my office, I sat motionless, tiny wings fluttering in my
brainpan
.
5
Much as my wife wishes that bomb had clunked me right on the
brainpan
.
1
Her
braincase
was also very small, no bigger than that of a chimp.
2
The
braincase
was much smaller than that of a horse.
3
I observed features of the face and
braincase
,
took measurements, and ran discriminant functions on my computer.
4
Brain: A high-resolution X-ray scan of the male specimen's skull has produced a virtual cast of its
braincase
.
5
The most striking difference was the shape of the
braincase
which was more elongated than that of humans today.
Usage of
cranium
in English
1
In other respects his
cranium
is similar to that of the Manóbo.
2
The
cranium
is of unusual size, and of a long elliptical form.
3
You step to me again and you'll get your motherfucking
cranium
cracked.
4
The
cranium
which I have caused to be figured, Plate I., Figs.
5
And finally, the dog's burnt
cranium
showed green-bone fracture patterns. He paused.
6
Ros's
cranium
was exposed, but besides that he was in one piece.
7
Arthur realized that the man was measuring the diameter of her
cranium
.
8
But was there ever such a word for drumming on a
cranium
?
9
The bullets beat a sledgehammer tattoo on its
cranium
causing instant concussion.
10
Hair covered the
cranium
and trailed the face like long, dark seaweed.
11
A jackhammer was boring a hole into the back of his
cranium
.
12
Crown section of
cranium
largest; front section, second; back section, third; temporal, fourth.
13
As with the
cranium
,
long bones come with some assembly required.
14
He was familiar with the complicated structure of the bones of the
cranium
.
15
The
cranium
was round and bullet-shaped and the hair generally thick.
16
There was nothing slow about the grey matter in her
cranium
.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
cranium
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
human cranium
bald cranium
large cranium
neanderthal cranium
shine cranium
More collocations
Translations for
cranium
Portuguese
calota craniana
crânio
Catalan
crani
Spanish
cráneo
caja craneana
Cranium
through the time
Cranium
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common