(neuroanatomy) Any of the twelve paired nerves that originate from the brainstem or base of the brain instead of the spinal cord.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cranium, or to the skull. / (anatomy) Synonym of cephalic.

A unit (equal to one "ordinary" degree) used to measure the piston travel (position) e.g. to adjust ignition. When the piston is at its highest point, known as the top dead center (TDC), the crankshaft angle (crank angle) is at 0 crank angle degrees (CAD).

plural of cranberry

To start something mechanical, an act that often used to involve cranking. / (idiomatic) To increase, as the volume, power or energy of something. / To describe in praiseworthy terms; to promote.

(nautical) An iron band, at the end of a bowsprit, fitted with eyes to take the bowsprit shrouds and the bobstay

plural of crance

simple past tense and past participle of crane

plural of crane fly

(linguistic morphology) A bound morpheme within a complex word that is a fossil and whose meaning is opaque to the present speakers of the language.