A specialized measuring instrument used to measure skull dimensions and angles, particularly in anthropology and forensics.
From Greek 'kranion' (skull) and 'metron' (measure). The -meter suffix indicates a measuring device.
Anthropologists used these tools to measure skulls from different populations, though that 19th-century practice became associated with racism—a reminder that tools are only as ethical as how we use them.
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