What is another word for phrenological?

Pronunciation: [fɹˌɛnəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkə͡l] (IPA)

Phrenological is an adjective that refers to the study of the shape and size of the skull as an indication of mental faculties and character traits. Synonyms for phrenological include cranioscopic, cranioscopical, craniometric, craniometrical, and neurocraniological. All these terms describe the scientific approach of analyzing the skull structure to determine certain intellectual or personality characteristics. These synonyms are often used in conjunction with related terms such as psychology, anthropology, and biology. Although phrenology is not a widely accepted field of study today, these synonyms still serve as useful alternatives when discussing the topic or related subjects.

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Usage examples for Phrenological

The selection of such as seemed most eligible was at length made, after careful examination of the phrenological developments and police history of each; and it was not easy to find one without a catalogue of offences, filling a whole page of police-office annals.
"Journal of an Expedition into the Interior of Tropical Australia In Search of a Route from Sydney to the Gulf of Carpentaria (1848) by Lt. Col. Sir Thomas Livingstone Mitchell Kt. D.C.L. (1792-1855) Surveyor-General of New South Wales"
Thomas Mitchell
Phrenologists would also say of her, that her self-will was large, and her married life tended in no wise to diminish this phrenological bump.
"Marital Power Exemplified in Mrs. Packard's Trial, and Self-Defence from the Charge of Insanity"
Elizabeth Parsons Ware Packard
In respect of ideality, reverence, wonder, and other such phrenological attributes, it is no worse off than it used to be.
"Dickens As an Educator"
James L. (James Laughlin) Hughes

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