1) Physical anthropology 
• (n.) The art or act of measuring skulls.
(from the article `anthropometry`) ...racial differences. Anthropometry continued to be a valuable technique, however, gaining an important role in paleoanthropology, the study of ... Howells pioneered the use of quantitative methods in the formulation and solution of morphological problems, particularly his use of cranial ... [5 rel...
The scientific measurement of the dimensions of the bones of the skull and face. It applies to measurement of the dead skull as opposed to cephalometry, measurements performed on the living skull. ... (12 Dec 1998) ... 
(kra″ne-om´ә-tre) a branch of anthropometry, being the measurement of the dimensions and angles of a bony skull.
Cra`ni·om'e·try noun The art or act of measuring skulls. 
Type: Term Pronunciation: krā′nē-om′ĕ-trē Definitions: 1. Measurement of the dry skull after removal of the soft parts and study of its topography.
[n] - the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
noun the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
the science of measuring skulls, chiefly to determine their characteristic relationship to sex, body type, or genetic population.