1. The dome-shaped upper part of the skull; the cranium.
Usage: anatomical term; also called calvaria
2. In Christian tradition, the hill or place where Jesus was crucified; Golgotha.
Usage: religious/historical; from Latin calvaria meaning 'skull'

Examples

• The calvarium protects the brain from injury.
• Anthropologists examined the calvarium to determine the age of the skeleton.
• The calvarium is the rounded vault of the skull above the facial bones.
• Medieval pilgrims traveled to Calvarium to visit the holy site.
• The term calvarium comes from the Latin word for skull.