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endocranial cast

noun

Archaeology.

  1. a cast of the inside of the cranium, as of a fossil skull, used to determine brain size and shape.

endocranial cast

/ ˌɛԻəʊˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. Sometimes shortened to: endocast.a cast made of the inside of a cranial cavity to show the size and shape of the brain: used esp in anthropology

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Word History and Origins

Origin of endocranial cast1

First recorded in 1920–25

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