phre·nol·o·gy (fr -n l  -j )n. The study of the shape and protuberances of the skull, based on the now discredited belief that they reveal character and mental capacity. phren  o·logic (fr n-ljk, frn-), phreno·logi·cal (--kl) adj.phre·nol o·gist n. |
phrenology
Noun
(formerly) the study of the shape and size of the skull as a means of finding out a person's character and mental ability [Greek phrēn mind + -logy]
phrenological adj
phrenologist n
phrenologist n
| phrenology (fr-nl-j) The study of the shape of the skull as a means of determining character and intelligence. Phrenology has been disproven as a science. |
phrenology
a system by which an analysis of character and of the development of faculties is attempted by studying the shape and protuberances of the skull. — phrenologist, n. — phrenologic, phrenological, adj.
See also: Head
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| Noun | 1. |  phrenology - a now abandoned study of the shape of skull as indicative of the strengths of different facultiescraniology - the scientific study of the skulls of various human races |
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