cranium C2 Topic:The Human Body US /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əm/ See IPA manual Freq #28040 Meanings 1 noun the part of the skull that encloses the brain The cranium is rather strong. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the part of the skull that... braincasebrainpan More skullharnpannoggin Word family Forms craniacraniums Derived forms basicraniumchondrocraniumcranialcraniatecranio-dermatocraniumdesmocraniumectocraniumendocraniumepicraniumhemicraniaintracranium Etymology From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”). By surface analysis, crani- + -um. *ḱerh₂- Proto-Indo-European crānium la-med View etymology graph -> Topics The Human Body External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # cranium **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əm/ **Frequency rank:** 28040 ## Meanings 1. the part of the skull that encloses the brain ## Examples - The cranium is rather strong. ## Synonyms - braincase - brainpan - skull - harnpan - noggin ## Derived Forms - basicranium - chondrocranium - cranial - craniate - cranio- - dermatocranium - desmocranium - ectocranium - endocranium - epicranium - hemicrania - intracranium ## Roots and Affixes - Root: *ḱerh₂- - Root: crānium ## Etymology From Medieval Latin crānium (“skull”), from Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “skull”). By surface analysis, crani- + -um. ## Topics - The Human Body markdown