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neurocranium

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.08 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ro-cra-ni-um
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The part of the skull that encloses the brain.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English cranium English neurocranium From neuro- + cranium.

Inflected Forms

neurocrania (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

neurocranial

Synonyms

brainbox braincase brainpan

Rhymes With

uranium titanium cranium geranium germanium unobtainium basicranium osteocranium splanchnocranium dermatocranium intracranium desmocranium

Questions

What does neurocranium mean?
The part of the skull that encloses the brain.
Where does neurocranium come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh₁wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- English cranium English neurocranium From neuro- + cranium.

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