Speakur

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cranial

/ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
cra-nial
IPA
/ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.

adj

Synonym of cephalic.

Etymology

From cranium + -al. By surface analysis, crani- + -al.

Derived Forms

abdominocranial acranial acrocranial basicranial brachycranial caudocranial cerebrocranial cervicocranial chondrocranial circumcranial cleidocranial cranialization

Phrases

cranial base cranial index cranial kinesis cranial nerve cranial orbit eleventh cranial nerve first cranial nerve fourth cranial nerve

Synonyms

cephalic

Rhymes With

intracranial transcranial basicranial neurocranial cleidocranial supracranial epicranial ectocranial chondrocranial brachycranial dermatocranial neurobasicranial

Questions

How do you pronounce cranial?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹeɪ.ni.əl/.
What does cranial mean?
Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull.
Where does cranial come from?
From cranium + -al. By surface analysis, crani- + -al.

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