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phrenologist

/frɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒɪst/

Traduction: Personne qui prétend déterminer le caractère ou les capacités mentales d'un individu d'après la forme de son crâne ; pratique désormais considérée comme une pseudoscience.

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noun

/frɪˈnɒl.ə.dʒɪst/C2formalscientificobsolète
  • frPersonne qui prétend déterminer le caractère ou les capacités mentales d'un individu d'après la forme de son crâne ; pratique désormais considérée comme une pseudoscience.

A person who claims to be able to determine a person's character or mental faculties from the shape of their skull, a practice now considered pseudoscience.

  1. Skull readerC2formal

    A person who claims to determine a person's character or mental abilities by examining the shape and bumps on their skull.

    frphrénologue (lecteur de crânes)

    • The phrenologist examined the bumps on his head and declared him creative.
    • In the 19th century, many people visited a phrenologist for career advice.
    • The phrenologist's methods are now considered pseudoscience.

    Synonymescraniologist

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  • phrenologists plural form
  • phrenologists' possessive plural form
  • phrenologist's possessive singular form