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Webster 1913 Edition
Cranium
Cra′ni-um
(kr?′n?-?m)
, Noun.
pl. E.
Craniums
(-[GREEK]mz), L. Crania
(-[GREEK])
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK][GREEK]; akin to
κάρα
head.] The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See
Skull
. Webster 1828 Edition
Cranium
CRANIUM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
cranium
cranium
English
Noun
cranium (plural craniums or crania)
- The skull of a vertebrate.
- That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
skull — see skull
braincase
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Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Renaissance Latin, from Ancient Greek κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkraː.ni.um/, [ˈkraː.ni.ũ]
Noun
crānium n (genitive crāniī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | crānium | crānia |
| genitive | crāniī | crāniōrum |
| dative | crāniō | crāniīs |
| accusative | crānium | crānia |
| ablative | crāniō | crāniīs |
| vocative | crānium | crānia |