What does cerebral mean?
Definitions for cerebral
səˈri brəl, ˈsɛr ə-cere·bral
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Princeton's WordNet
cerebral, intellectualadjective
involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
"a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"
cerebraladjective
of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
"cerebral hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"
Wiktionary
cerebraladjective
Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain.
cerebraladjective
Intellectual rather than emotional.
cerebraladjective
Retroflex.
Etymology: From cérébral, from cerebrum.
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cerebral
Cerebral refers to anything relating to the brain or the intellect. It could be used to describe activities that involve deep thinking or high intellect, or in a medical context, it could refer to conditions, processes or structures in our brain.
Webster Dictionary
Cerebraladjective
of or pertaining to the cerebrum
Cerebralnoun
one of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n
Etymology: [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. ka`ra head: cf. F. crbral. See Cheer.]
Editors Contribution
cerebral
Relating to the cerebrum.
The cerebral cortex is in brain of a human being.
Submitted by MaryC on September 6, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cerebral in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cerebral in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of cerebral in a Sentence
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After two years of Covid madness, I'm struggling to make sense of policy. And I can't, i think most people's reaction and perspective on all things covid is visceral rather than cerebral – at least in my experience. And so I've found that most people cling to their viewpoint regardless of what facts are presented.
I feel more confident now because of our (cerebral palsy) study, which preceded this study and does show benefits.
He's actually a very intelligent man who cares deeply about America, there's two different Donald Trump Trumps. There's the one you see on stage and the one that's very cerebral, sits there and considers things very carefully.
There are two different Donald Trumps: there's the one you see on the stage and there's the one who's very cerebral, sits there and considers things very carefully.
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Translations for cerebral
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- مخيArabic
- цэрэбральныBelarusian
- церебраленBulgarian
- cerebralCatalan, Valencian
- mozkový, cerebrálníCzech
- cerebralDanish
- zerebralGerman
- cerebralSpanish
- مغزیPersian
- älyllinen, aivot, serebraalinen, aivoperäinenFinnish
- cérébralFrench
- ուղեղային, մտավորArmenian
- cerebral, berotakIndonesian
- cerebraleItalian
- ცერებრალურიGeorgian
- cerebralisLatin
- cerebraalDutch
- cerebralNorwegian
- mózgowy, intelektualnyPolish
- cerebralPortuguese
- cerebralRomanian
- церебральный, интеллектуальный, мозговойRussian
- cerebrálny, mozgovýSlovak
- beyinselTurkish
- мозковийUkrainian
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