2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cranium n : the part of the skull that encloses the brain [syn: {braincase}, {brainpan}] [also: {crania} (pl)]
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