cranial capacity

collocation in English

meaningsofcranialandcapacity

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cranial
adjective
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/ˈkreɪ.ni.əl/us
/ˈkreɪ.ni.əl/
of ...
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capacity
noun
uk
/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us
/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofcranialandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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After this, there is a large increase incranialcapacityreached by of 4 years of age.
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Much attention has focused on increasedcranialcapacityin humans and the expanded cognitive capabilities this allowed.
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Cranialcapacity, we learn, is a poor guide to intellect.
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Frequently, researchers have noted the increasedcranialcapacityof hominids, and inferred increased behavioural flexibility as a direct consequence.
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The hominid's brain / body plateau of 11.5 cc/kg corresponds to acranialcapacityof about 950 cc, making it similar to the 900 gm stage in present humans.
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Many paleoneurologists measurecranialcapacityvia the submersion method, in which displacement of water in a beaker is taken as the volume of the endocast.
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This species has acranialcapacityof 167 cc and an encephalization quotient of 1.5.
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They also have a largecranialcapacityand are one of the most intelligent bird groups.
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However, other scientists have estimated thecranialcapacityat 590 cc to 710 cc.
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Thecranialcapacityis about 485 cubic centimeters.
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It had acranialcapacityof 400500 cc and lived mainly in a savanna habitat.
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It is an adult male with an estimatedcranialcapacityof 510 cc and age of 1.7 million years.
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It is an adult with an estimatedcranialcapacityof 410 cc.
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It is an adult (the third molars were completely erupted and showed signs of wear) with an estimatedcranialcapacityof only 510 cc.
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This way a more objective judgement can be made on thecranialcapacityof an individual animal.
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The smallcranialcapacityestimated at about 590-600 cc (cubic centimeters) is in part attributed to this cranial distortion.
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One method that was used was the measurement ofcranialcapacity.
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Thecranialcapacitywas also quite large for their size.
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Thecranialcapacityis around 1100cc.
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