cer|e|bral

cer|e|bral
cer|e|bral «SEHR uh bruhl, suh REE-», adjective, noun.
–adj.
1. of the brain: »

A cerebral concussion may cause a person to faint.

2. of the cerebrum.
3. Figurative. characterized by thought and reason rather than emotion or action; requiring intellectual analysis: »

cerebral poetry. Chess is a cerebral game.

SYNONYM(S): mental, rational, logical.
4. Phonetics. cacuminal.
–n.
Phonetics. a cacuminal sound.
[< Latin cerebrum brain + English -al1]

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  • cer|e|bral|ism — «SEHR uh bruh LIHZ uhm», noun. 1. the belief that consciousness is a function of the brain and may be explained only in this way. 2. Figurative. intellectualism, especially abstractionism, in art, music, literature, or the like …   Useful english dictionary

  • in´tra|cer´e|bral|ly — in|tra|cer|e|bral «IHN truh SEHR uh bruhl, suh REE bruhl», adjective. within the brain of the cerebrum: »an intracerebral hemorrhage, an intracerebral injection. –in´tra|cer´e|bral|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • in|tra|cer|e|bral — «IHN truh SEHR uh bruhl, suh REE bruhl», adjective. within the brain of the cerebrum: »an intracerebral hemorrhage, an intracerebral injection. –in´tra|cer´e|bral|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary

  • ret|i|no|cer|e|bral — «REHT uh noh SEHR uh bruhl, suh REE bruhl», adjective. having to do with both the retina and the brain …   Useful english dictionary

  • syn|cer|e|bral — «sihn SEHR uh bruhl, suh REE bruhl», adjective. of, having to do with, or constituting a syncerebrum …   Useful english dictionary

  • bral — cer·e·bel·lo·ru·bral; cere·bral·ism; cere·bral·ly; cor·ti·co·ru·bral; gi·bral·tar·i·an; la·bral; mem·bral; um·bral; ver·te·bral·ly; ce·re·bral; gi·bral·tar; ver·te·bral; mem·bral·ly; pe·num·bral; ster·ne·bral; tere·bral; …   English syllables

  • cerebral — cer|e|bral [ˈserıbrəl US səˈri: , ˈserı ] adj [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: cérébral, from Latin cerebrum; CEREBRUM] 1.) [only before noun] medical relating to or affecting your brain ▪ a cerebral haemorrhage (=bleeding in the brain) 2.)… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cerebral — cer|e|bral [ serəbrəl, sə ribrəl ] adjective 1. ) MEDICAL relating to or affecting your brain 2. ) FORMAL dealing with complicated ideas rather than with emotions: INTELLECTUAL: her rather cerebral style of fiction …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • intracerebral — in·tra·cer·e·bral (ĭn trə sə rēʹbrəl, sĕrʹə ) adj. Occurring or situated within the cerebrum: an intracerebral hemorrhage.   in tra·cer·eʹbral·ly adv. * * * …   Universalium

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