Definitions for calvaria

calvaria cal·var·i·um

Spelling: [kal-vair-ee-uh m]
IPA: /kælˈvɛər i əm/

Calvaria is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in calvaria (aaacilrv).

Definitions for calvaria

noun

  1. the dome of the skull.

Origin of calvaria

1880-85; New Latin, neuter variant of Latin calvāria skull, equivalent to calv(us) bald + -āria -ary; compare late Middle English calvaria (calvair (

Examples for calvaria

Outline drawings of the two skulls are compared with the corresponding contour of the Neanderthal calvaria by Klaatsch.

Word Value for calvaria
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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