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cerebral

[ suh-ree-bruhl, ser-uh- ]

adjective

  1. Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the cerebrum or the brain.
  2. betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct:

    His is a cerebral music that leaves many people cold.

  3. Phonetics. retroflex ( def 2 ).


noun

  1. Phonetics. a cerebral sound.

cerebral

/ ˈsɛrɪbrəl; səˈriːbrəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the cerebrum or to the entire brain
  2. involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
  3. phonetics another word for cacuminal


noun

  1. phonetics a consonant articulated in the manner of a cacuminal consonant

cerebral

/ sĕrə-brəl,sə-rēbrəl /

  1. Relating to or involving the brain or cerebrum.


cerebral

  1. A descriptive term for things pertaining to the brain or cerebrum .


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Notes

The term is also used figuratively to describe things that appeal to the intellect.

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Derived Forms

  • ˈcerebrally, adverb

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Other Words From

  • ce·rebral·ly adverb
  • inter·cere·bral adjective
  • non·cere·bral adjective
  • over·ce·rebral adjective
  • post·ce·rebral adjective
  • prece·rebral adjective
  • sub·cere·bral adjective
  • super·ce·rebral adjective
  • super·ce·rebral·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebral1

From the New Latin word cerebrālis, dating back to 1795–1805. See cerebrum, -al 1

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Example Sentences

In addition, their eldest child, who has cerebral palsy and is in a wheelchair, needs special care.

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More than 40 years ago, Arizona set up a revolutionary system to protect the safety of residents with developmental disabilities like Down syndrome, autism and cerebral palsy.

Puzzle master David Kwong is adding his cerebral talents to a burgeoning new performing arts franchise — participatory theater online — with a warmly brain-teasing show that is selling tickets as fast as they can be printed.

The story is similar for other cerebral measures, which is why trying to explain supposed cognitive sex differences through brain anatomy has not been very fruitful.

Within the cerebrum, no region has received more attention in both race and sex difference research than the corpus callosum, a thick band of nerve fibers that carries signals between the two cerebral hemispheres.

The cerebral McLaughlin, who also served as acting director of Central Intelligence, was hardly reassuring on the “what now?”

In fact, the estrogen that they employed did worse than castrate the subject—it could act as a cerebral depressant.

Ross has cerebral palsy, and the Pathways to Careers initiative of SourceAmerica helped him get his position.

Its pleasures are undoubtedly visual, but also more cerebral than many of the other performing arts.

Honor called the move “ballsy” and his friend shot back, “Cerebral ballsy!”

Now, the intrusion of a definite, uncontorted memory was evidence of returning cerebral activity.

The cerebral neurasthenic makes rash, impetuous changes in his mode of life.

The rest of the subjects are still lodged within the cerebral cells of the author.

Is it not possible that one of the imperceptible keys of the cerebral finger-board has been paralyzed in me?

Wherever there has been much cerebral disturbance, traces of congestion are usually discernible.

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