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Related topics: Psychology, psychiatryphre·nol·ogy /frəˈnɒledʒi $ -ˈnɑː-/ noun [uncountable] MPthe study of the shape of people’s heads as a way of finding out what their characters and abilities are, which was popular in the 19th century 颅相学〔通过研究头颅形状来判断一个人的性格和能力，流行于19世纪〕 —phrenologist noun [countable]Examples from the Corpusphrenology• He was also interested in phrenology and conducted a male voice choir.• That would be the modern verdict on phrenology.Origin phrenology (1800-1900) Greek phren “mind” + English -ologyphre·nol·ogy nounChineseSyllable Corpus the of of people’s shape the study |