Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
phrenologic .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to phrenology.
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- adjective Pertaining to
phrenology .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or relating to phrenology
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Examples
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But by then, other discoveries had called the phrenological brain map into question.
MANUFACTURING DEPRESSION Gary Greenberg 2010
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It is hideous to my imagination, especially what is called phrenological mesmerism.
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It is hideous to my imagination, especially what is called phrenological mesmerism.
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning Kenyon, Frederic G 1898
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Everyone who's worth a fraction of a damn in the fMRI world knows full well (and has for some time) that failing to correct for multiple comparisons is exactly the kind of slack ass, ignorant, bandwagon-jumping "ooh I'm studying the brain look at me" bullshit that leads to the sorts of pejorative phrenological associations that plague real neuroscientists every day of our lives.
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Imagers who do not correct for multiple comparisons have a special place in hell reserved for them, one circle about ticket scalpers. failing to correct for multiple comparisons is exactly the kind of slack ass, ignorant, bandwagon-jumping "ooh I'm studying the brain look at me" bullshit that leads to the sorts of pejorative phrenological associations that plague real neuroscientists every day of our lives
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Charles Ward is the LNN's Director of Public Relations and senior phrenological correspondent.
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Charles Ward is the LNN's Director of Public Relations and senior phrenological correspondent.
Archive 2010-03-01 2010
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The Financial Times-Bowen Craggs Web Effectiveness Index, the fourth edition of which has just been published, is a phrenological gold mine.
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People of his “uncongealable sanguine personality,” Sam explained, falling back on his old phrenological diagnosis, were “very apt to go to extremes, and exaggerate.”
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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People of his “uncongealable sanguine personality,” Sam explained, falling back on his old phrenological diagnosis, were “very apt to go to extremes, and exaggerate.”
LIGHTING OUT FOR THE TERRITORY JR. ROY MORRIS 2010
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