Definition of cranium Cranium

/kɹejˈniʌm/ - [kreyneeum] - cra•ni•um

We found 8 definitions of cranium from 6 different sources.

What does cranium mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: craniums
cranium - the part of the skull that encloses the brain
		braincase, brainpan
		bone, os a shade of white the color of bleached bones
		skull the bony skeleton of the head of vertebrates
		asterion the craniometric point at the junction of the lamboid suture and the occipitomastoid suture and the parietomastoid suture
		stephanion the craniometric point on the coronal suture above the acoustic meatus
		ethmoid, ethmoid bone one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity
		os temporale, temporal bone a thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
		calvaria, skullcap the dome of the skull
		frontal bone, os frontale, forehead the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits
		parietal bone either of two skull bones between the frontal and occipital bones and forming the top and sides of the cranium
		occipital bone a saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull
		coronal suture, sutura coronalis the suture between the parietal and frontal bones of the skull
		frontal suture, sutura frontalis the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)
		lamboid suture, sutura lamboidea the suture between the occipital and parietal bones
		occipitomastoid suture the suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture
		parietomastoid suture the suture between the parietal and the temporal bones
		interparietal suture, sagittal suture, sutura sagittalis the suture uniting the two parietal bones
		fontanel, fontanelle, soft spot any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus

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Wiktionary

cranium (Noun)
The skull of a vertebrate.
cranium (Noun)
That part of the skull enclosing the brain, the braincase.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

cranium (n.)
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.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

cranium
That part of the skull enclosing the brain.
cranium
The bony framework of the head.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

cranium
krā′ni-um, n. the skull: the bones enclosing the brain.—adj. Crā′nial, pertaining to the cranium.—n. Craniog′nomy, cranial physiognomy.—adj. Craniolog′ical.—ns. Craniol′ogist, one skilled in craniology; Craniol′ogy, the study of skulls: phrenology; Craniom′eter, an instrument for measuring the skull; Craniom′etry, the measurement of skulls; Craninos′copist, a phrenologist; Cranios′copy, phrenology; Craniot′omy (obstetrics), the act of breaking down the head of the fœtus. [Low L. cranium—Gr. kranion, from karē, the head.]