skeletal remains

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• skeletal — [[t]ske̱lɪt(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Skeletal means relating to the bones in your body. ...the skeletal remains of seven adults. ...the skeletal system. 2) ADJ GRADED A skeletal person is so thin that you can see their bones through their skin.… …   English dictionary

• skeletal — skel|e|tal [ˈskelıtəl] adj 1.) like a skeleton or relating to a skeleton ▪ Police discovered the skeletal remains of a corpse buried near the river. 2.) someone who is skeletal is so thin that you can see their bones through their skin ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• remains — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ abundant, considerable, extensive, substantial ▪ abundant remains of marine algae ▪ the extensive remains of an Aztec pyramid ▪ imp …   Collocations dictionary

• skeletal — adj. Skeletal is used with these nouns: ↑finger, ↑muscle, ↑remains, ↑structure …   Collocations dictionary

• Polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory — In chemistry the polyhedral skeletal electron pair theory provides electron counting rules useful for predicting the structures of clusters such as borane and carborane clusters. The electron counting rules were originally formulated by Kenneth… …   Wikipedia

• Krapina remains — ▪ paleontology       fossilized remains of at least 24 early Neanderthal adults and children, consisting of skulls, teeth, and other skeletal parts found in a rock shelter near the city of Krapina, northern Croatia, between 1899 and 1905. The… …   Universalium

• Bioarchaeology — The term bioarchaeology was first coined by British archaeologist Grahame Clark in 1972 as a reference to zooarchaeology, or the study of animal bones from archaeological sites. Redefined in 1977 by Jane Buikstra, bioarchaeology in the US now… …   Wikipedia

• Anthropology and Archaeology — ▪ 2009 Introduction Anthropology       Among the key developments in 2008 in the field of physical anthropology was the discovery by a large interdisciplinary team of Spanish and American scientists in northern Spain of a partial mandible (lower… …   Universalium

• Forensic facial reconstruction — (or forensic facial approximation) is the process of recreating the face of an unidentified individual from their skeletal remains through an amalgamation of artistry, forensic science, anthropology, osteology, and anatomy. It is easily the most… …   Wikipedia

• Domestication of the horse — A bred back Heck Horse, closely resembling the Tarpan (photographed 2004), believed to be phenotypically close to the wild horse at the time of its original domestication. There are a number of hypotheses on many of the key issues regarding the… …   Wikipedia

• skeleton — skeletonless, adj. skeletonlike, adj. /skel i tn/, n. 1. Anat., Zool. the bones of a human or an animal considered as a whole, together forming the framework of the body. 2. any of various structures forming a rigid framework in an invertebrate.… …   Universalium