Craniometrical

/ˌkreɪniəʊˈmɛtrɪkəl/ adjective

Definition

Relating to the measurement of the skull and its dimensions, using scientific methods to study bone structure.

Etymology

From cranio- (Latin cranium, skull) + -metrical (from Greek metron, measure). The term emerged in 19th-century anthropology when scientists began systematically measuring skulls to study human variation.

Kelly Says

In the 1800s, cranial measurement became a major pseudoscience used to rank human 'intelligence' by race—a deeply flawed practice that shows how measurements without proper context can be twisted to support harmful biases.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
kraniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
ARالعربية
قياس الجمجمة
qiyas al-jamjma
BNবাংলা
ক্রানিওমেট্রিক
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
CACatalà
craniometri
kran-ee-o-meh-tri
CSČeština
kraniometrický
kran-ee-o-meh-trik-ky
DADansk
kraniometrisk
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-sk
DEDeutsch
craniometrisch
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-sch
ELΕλληνικά
κρανιομετρικός
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-kos
ESEspañol
craneométrico
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-ko
FAفارسی
کráنیو میٹرک
kran-ee-o-mee-trik
FISuomi
kraniometrinen
kran-ee-o-meh-tre-nen
FRFrançais
craniométrique
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
GUGU
ક્રાનિયોમીટ્રિક
kran-ee-o-mee-trik
HAHA
kraniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
HEעברית
craniometric
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
HIहिन्दी
कपाल-माप
ka-pal-maap
HUMagyar
craniométrique
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
IDBahasa Indonesia
craniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
IGIG
craniometric
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
ITItaliano
craniometrico
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-ko
JA日本語
頭蓋測定
とうがいそくてい
KKKK
kraniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
KMKM
kraniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
KO한국어
두개측정
du-gae-cheok-jeong
MRMR
कॅनियॉमेट्रिक
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
MSBahasa Melayu
craniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
MYမြန်မာ
kraniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
NLNederlands
craniometrisch
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-sch
NONorsk
kraniometrisk
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-sk
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰਾਨੀਓਮੈਟ੍ਰਿਕ
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
PLPolski
craniometryczny
kran-ee-o-meh-try-ch-ny
PTPortuguês
craniométrico
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-ko
RORomână
craniometric
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
RUРусский
краниометрический
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-cheskiy
SVSvenska
kraniometrisk
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-sk
SWKiswahili
craniometric
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
TAதமிழ்
தலைமுனை அளவீடு
tha-lai-mu-nai al-va-ee-du
TEతెలుగు
క్రానియోమెట్రిక్
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
THไทย
การวัดขนาดกระดูกศีรษะ
gaan wat da-kan kra-duk si-rat
TLTL
craniometric
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
TRTürkçe
kraniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
UKУкраїнська
краніометричний
kran-ee-o-meh-tri-ch-nyy
URاردو
کráنیو میٹرک
kran-ee-o-mee-trik
VITiếng Việt
đo kích thước hộp sọ
do kic thuoc hop so
YOYO
kraniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik
ZH中文
颅骨测量
lú gǔ cè liàng
ZUZU
kraniometrik
kran-ee-o-meh-trik

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