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Craniometry

The art or act of measuring skulls.

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(anthropology) kin by marriage

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(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship

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the social science that studies the origins and social relationships of human beings

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(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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(anthropology) the condition of being related by blood

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Accelerometer noun · 78% connection

An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by gunpowder.

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Acoumeter noun · 78% connection

An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of hearing.

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Acoumetry noun · 78% connection

The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.

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Aegicrania n. pl. · 78% connection

Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture, representing rams' heads or skulls.

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Autostylic adjective · 78% connection

Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.

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Bulla noun · 78% connection

The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or auditory bulla.

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Chinook noun · 78% connection

One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chino…

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Chronology noun · 78% connection

The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper d…

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Chronometry noun · 78% connection

The art of measuring time; the measuring of time by periods or divisions.

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consumer price index noun · 78% connection

A measure used to track changes in the cost of everyday purchases.

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Craniology noun · 78% connection

The department of science (as of ethnology or archaeology) which deals with the shape, size, proportions, indications, etc., of skulls…

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Craniometer noun · 78% connection

An instrument for measuring the size of skulls.

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EFLOPS noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one quintillion floating-point operations a second.;…

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Epipterygoid noun · 78% connection

An epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls of many lizards.

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Exaflop noun · 78% connection

(computer science) a unit for measuring the speed of a computer system, equal to one quintillion floating-point operations a second.;…

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experimental design noun · 78% connection

The plan showing how an experiment will be carried out and compared.

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Extensometer noun · 78% connection

An instrument for measuring the extension of a body, especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron, steel, or other material…

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Geometrid noun · 78% connection

One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family Geometridae; -- so called because their larvae (called loopers, measuring w…

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