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phrenology

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phrenology
The science, now generally discredited, which studies the relationships between a persons character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.

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  • Phrenology — (from Greek: φρήν, phrēn , mind ; and λόγος, logos , knowledge ) is a defunct field of study, once considered a science, by which the personality traits of a person were determined by reading bumps and fissures in the skull. Developed by German… …   Wikipedia

  • phrenology — noun френология …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

  • Phrenology — Phre*nol o*gy, n. [Gr. ?, ?, the mind + logy: cf. F. phr[ e]nologie.] 1. The science of the special functions of the several parts of the brain, or of the supposed connection between the various faculties of the mind and particular organs in the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • phrenology — 1> френология …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

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  • Phrenology — The study of variations in size, shape, and proportion of the cranium. Phrenology was a pseudoscience of the 18th and 19th centuries based on the belief that a person s character could be learned by looking with care at the shape of their head… …   Medical dictionary

  • phrenology — phrenologic /fren l oj ik/, phrenological, adj. phrenologically, adv. phrenologist, n. /fri nol euh jee, fre /, n. a psychological theory or analytical method based on the belief that certain mental faculties and character traits are indicated by …   Universalium

  • phrenology — frɪˈnɔlədʒɪ сущ. френология (наука о зависимости способностей человека от формы и размера его мозга) френология phrenology френология …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • phrenology — noun Etymology: Greek phren , phrēn Date: 1805 the study of the conformation of the skull based on the belief that it is indicative of mental faculties and character • phrenological adjective • phrenologist noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • phrenology — n френология; научное направление, использовавшееся в ранней криминологии, которое пыталось выявить связи формы черепа с интеллектуальными и моральными качествами индивида …   Англо-русский словарь по социологии