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/brayn"kays'/, n.cranium (def. 2).Also, brain case.[1735-45; BRAIN + CASE2]
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braincase — rain case n. the part of the skull that encloses the brain. Syn: cranium, brainpan. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
braincase — [brān′kās΄] n. BRAINPAN … English World dictionary
braincase — noun Date: 1741 the cranium enclosing the brain … New Collegiate Dictionary
braincase — neurocranium (the portion of the skull surrounding the brain, including the elements that surround the olfactory, optic, orbital or sphenotic, and otic or auditory capsules and the anterior end of the notochord (endocranium) and the series of… … Dictionary of ichthyology
braincase — noun The part of the skull that contains the brain; the cranium. Syn: cranium … Wiktionary
braincase — SYN: neurocranium. * * * brain·case .kās n the part of the skull that encloses the brain see CRANIUM … Medical dictionary
braincase — noun the cranium … English new terms dictionary
braincase — brain′case or brain′ case n. anat. cranium 2) • Etymology: 1735–45 … From formal English to slang
braincase — noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain • Syn: ↑cranium, ↑brainpan • Derivationally related forms: ↑cranial (for: ↑cranium) • Hypernyms: ↑bone, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Average Capacity of the Braincase in Fossil Hominins — ▪ Table Average Capacity of the Braincase in Fossil Hominins hominin number of fossil examples average capacity of the braincase (cc) Australopithecus 6 440 Paranthropus 4 519 Homo habilis 4 640 Javanese Homo erectus (Trinil and Sangiran) 6 930… … Universalium
