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Meaning of "braincase" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BRAINCASE

braincase  [ˈbreɪnˌkeɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRAINCASE

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Braincase is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BRAINCASE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

braincase

Neurocranium

In mammals, the neurocranium, braincase, or brainpan is the back part of the skull and houses the brain. In front of it is the interorbital region. In humans, the neurocranium is the upper portion of the skull. The other, lower part of the skull is the viscerocranium. Evolutionarily, the human neurocranium has turned from being the back part to being the upper part, because during the evolutionary expansion of the brain, the neurocranium has overgrown the viscerocranium. The upper-frontmost part of the cranium also houses the evolutionarily newest part of the human brain, the frontal lobes. The term "cranium" can be ambiguous in that it can refer to the neurocranium, or the whole skull, meaning the neurocranium and the facial skeleton.

Definition of braincase in the English dictionary

The definition of braincase in the dictionary is the part of the cranium that protects the brain.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRAINCASE


bookcase
ˈbʊkˌkeɪs
briefcase
ˈbriːfˌkeɪs
cardcase
ˈkɑːdˌkeɪs
crankcase
ˈkræŋkˌkeɪs
doorcase
ˈdɔːˌkeɪs
gearcase
ˈɡɪəˌkeɪs
hardcase
ˈhɑːdˌkeɪs
headcase
ˈhɛdˌkeɪs
notecase
ˈnəʊtˌkeɪs
nutcase
ˈnʌtˌkeɪs
pillowcase
ˈpɪləʊˌkeɪs
pincase
ˈpɪnˌkeɪs
replicase
ˈrɛplɪˌkeɪs
showcase
ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs
slipcase
ˈslɪpˌkeɪs
staircase
ˈstɛəˌkeɪs
suitcase
ˈsuːtˌkeɪs
typecase
ˈtaɪpˌkeɪs
upper-case
ˈʌpəˌkeɪs
watchcase
ˈwɒtʃˌkeɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRAINCASE

brain trust
brain tumour
brain up
brain wave
brain-damaged
brain-fever bird
brain-teaser
brain-twister
brainbow
brainbox
brainchild
brainchildren
braindead
Braine
brainfart
brainfood
brainiac
brainier
brainiest
brainily

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRAINCASE

case
case-by-case
court case
display case
encase
hard case
in any case
in case
in no case
incase
lower case
lower-case
murder case
prosecution case
special case
test case
uncase
winding staircase
worst case
worst-case

Synonyms and antonyms of braincase in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «braincase» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRAINCASE

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Translator English - Chinese

脑壳
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caja craneana
570 millions of speakers

English

braincase
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

braincase
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القحف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

черепная коробка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixa craniana
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

braincase
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boîte crânienne
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brainstorming
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hirnschale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

braincase
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

braincase
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pikiran
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oùc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

braincase
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मेंदूशास्त्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kraniumun
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

braincase
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mózgoczaszka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

черепна коробка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

braincase
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κρανίου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

braincase
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

braincase
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

brain
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of braincase

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAINCASE»

The term «braincase» is normally little used and occupies the 132.474 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAINCASE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about braincase

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAINCASE»

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Biology of Amphibians
Thus, all tetrapods, both fossil and Recent, are presumed to possess the characters described below, although some of these characters may have been modified or lost secondarily in derived taxa. 1. Solid braincase. — The braincase is that ...
William E. Duellman, 1994
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Gaining Ground: The Origin and Evolution of Tetrapods
Figure 2.13 provides diagrams of the braincase ofEusthenopteron compared with that of Acanthostega. Perhaps associated with this change are a number of others concerning the braincase. One is the elimination of the hinge found between ...
Jennifer A. Clack, 2012
3
The Human Lineage
Moss and Young (1960) hypothesize that in primate skulls that combine prognathic faces with small, low cranial vaults and receding foreheads, the supraorbital torus is needed to provide a skeletal bridge between the orbit and the braincase.
Matt Cartmill, Fred H. Smith, 2011
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The Skull, Volume 2: Patterns of Structural and Systematic ...
4 A); later it is partially reduced and replaced by a secondary lateral braincase wall formed by parietal down-growths (Rieppel 1976a). At the other end of the spectrum, snakes show the complete reduction of the lateral braincase wall in the  ...
James Hanken, Brian K. Hall, 1993
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The Evolution of Artiodactyls
Bending of the Braincase The bending of the braincase in relation to the palatal axis is an obvious feature in the skull of bovids (Gentry, 1970). Bovids have either a strongly bent or a less-bent braincase (strongly bent in Capra versus less-bent  ...
Donald R. Prothero, Scott E. Foss, 2007
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Achanthostega Gunnari, a Devonian Tetrapod from Greenland; ...
Acanthostega gunnari, a Devonian tetrapod from Greenland; the snout, palate and ventral parts of the braincase, with a discussion of their significance J. A. CLACK Clack, J. A. 1994. Acanthostega gunnari, a Devonian tetrapod from Greenland ...
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Anatomy, Phylogeny and Palaeobiology of Early Archosaurs and ...
braincase of Prestosuchus chiniquensis Huene 1938, based on one of the best preserved rauisuchian braincases known to date (UFRGS-PV-0629-T) and complemented with observations of the poorly known braincase of the huge Skull  ...
Sterling J. Nesbitt, Julia Brenda Desojo, Randall B. Irmis, 2013
8
Major Events in Early Vertebrate Evolution
Here, I shall only deal with the question of the braincase and nasohypophysial complex. 11.3 The braincase and nasohypophysial complex in living and fossil craniates 11.3.1 Braincase The term 'braincase' refers here to the neurocranium;  ...
Per Erik Ahlberg, 2002
9
Dinosaur Paleobiology
The parietal, along with the squamosal, is modified into the fantastic cranial frills of ceratopsians and skull domes of pachycephalosaurs. Braincase Surely the most complex portion of the skull, the braincase is almost entirely endochondral in ...
Stephen L. Brusatte, 2012
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Mammals from the Age of Dinosaurs: Origins, Evolution, and ...
CHANGES IN THE LATERAL WALL OF THE BRAINCASE ALISPHENOID- PETROSAL REGION Condition in Nonmammalian Cynodonts (figure 3.5). The lateral wall of the braincase, including the cavum epiptericum for the trigeminal ganglion, ...
Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, Richard Cifelli, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRAINCASE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term braincase is used in the context of the following news items.
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The challenge of measuring a bird brain
... two methods: They used CT scans to measure the volume of the inside of the braincase and they used calipers to measure the external skull. «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
2
Taxonomic Riddles
... balance and spatial orientation, not depicted here) relates to the braincase bones, and how the vestibular system changes with habitat segregation on islands. «Harvard Magazine, Jun 15»
3
Public Release: 15-Jun-2015 Research reveals insights on how …
... tomography to create a 3-D scan of the animal's skull, revealing internal details of the palate and braincase that usually cannot be seen. «EurekAlert, Jun 15»
4
First human? The jawbone that has made us question where we're …
Initially, academic furore focused on whether or not the lower jaw, partial braincase and hand bones found at Olduvai – known as the OH7 ... «The Guardian, Mar 15»
5
This jawbone may change everything we know about early human …
This is Olduvai Hominid 7 (OH 7), a partial lower jaw, bones of the braincase and hand bones of the first Homo habilis, also known as “Handy ... «PBS NewsHour, Mar 15»
6
The Creature Feature: 10 Fun Facts About the Coelacanth
The rest of the braincase is filled with fat. 8. Coelacanths give birth to live young. After an extremely long gestation period, possibly up to three ... «Wired, Mar 15»
7
The First Humans to Know Winter
Beautifully preserved for about 1.8 million years, the Dmanisi fossil known as Skull 5 (left) has a small, primitive braincase — less than half the ... «Discover Magazine, Feb 15»
8
Calotte Fossil Skull Connects Continents - And Shows How The First …
Inference can create a coarse picture with regard to classification when there is a partial braincase which features mainly smooth curvatures. «Science 2.0, Feb 15»
9
10 Genius Celebrities With Surprisingly High IQs
The complex dialogue and structure of Tarantino movies certainly suggest he's got a pretty good amount of grey matter in that braincase of his, ... «moviepilot.com, Feb 15»
10
When did dogs become man's best friend?
They used 3D technology to examine 36 points on the skull, including including the muzzle, palate, teeth, and braincase, as well as CT scans of ... «CBS News, Feb 15»

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