endocranial cast
noun Archaeology.
a cast of the inside of the cranium, as of a fossil skull, used to determine brain size and shape.
Also called
endocast.
Origin of endocranial cast
First recorded in 1920–25
Words nearby endocranial cast
endocervix,
endochondral bone,
endochondral ossification,
endocolitis,
endocranial,
endocranial cast,
endocranium,
endocrine,
endocrine disruptor,
endocrine gland,
endocrine system
British Dictionary definitions for endocranial cast
endocranial cast
/ (ˌɛndəʊˈkreɪnɪəl) /
noun
a cast made of the inside of a cranial cavity to show the size and shape of the brain: used esp in anthropology
Sometimes shortened to: endocast