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Webster 1913 Edition
Cerebral
Cer′e-bral
,Noun.
[A false translation of the Skr.
mūrdhanya
, lit., head-sounds.] One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See
Lingual
, Noun.
☞ Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States.
Webster 1828 Edition
Cerebral
CEREBRAL
,Definition 2024
cerebral
cerebral
See also: cérébral
English
Adjective
cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)
- (anatomy, medicine) Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain.
- Intellectual rather than emotional.
- (linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.
Derived terms
Derived terms
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Translations
of, or relating to the brain
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intellectual
retroflex — see retroflex
Asturian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [θeɾeˈβɾal]
Adjective
cerebral (epicene, plural cerebrales)
Related terms
Danish
Etymology
From French cérébral (“cerebral”), from Latin cerebrum (“brain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /serəbraːl/, [serəˈb̥ʁɑːˀl]
Adjective
cerebral
- cerebral (of, or relating to the brain)
Inflection
| Inflection of cerebral | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | cerebral | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | cerebralt | — | —2 |
| Plural | cerebrale | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | cerebrale | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾɨˈβɾaɫ/
Adjective
cerebral m, f (plural cerebrais, comparable)
- Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain; cerebral.