'Cranium' definitions:

Definition of 'cranium'

From: WordNet
noun
The part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: cranium, braincase, brainpan]

Definition of 'Cranium'

From: GCIDE
  • Cranium \Cra"ni*um\ (kr?"n?-?m), n.; pl. E. Craniums (-?mz), L. Crania (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. ????; akin to ka`ra head.] The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull, either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the brain; the brain case or brainpan. See Skull. [1913 Webster]

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