left brain

left brain
noun
the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
• Syn: ↑left hemisphere
• Hypernyms: ↑hemisphere, ↑cerebral hemisphere
• Part Meronyms: ↑language area, ↑language zone

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noun
: the left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (as analytic and logical thinking)
• left-brained adjective

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the cerebral hemisphere on the left side of the corpus callosum, controlling activity on the right side of the body: in humans, usually showing some degree of specialization for language and calculation. Cf. right brain.

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left brain «lehft brayn»,
the left cerebral hemisphere of the brain, which is understood to dominate analytic thought processes, mathematical calculations, speech and language, as well as controlling movements on the right side of the body. adjective
–left-brain, left-brained.

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n. the left-hand side of the human brain, which is believed to be associated with linear and analytical thought
Derivatives:
left-brained ['left ˌbrānd] adj.

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ˌleft ˈbrain 7 [left brain] noun uncountable, singular
the left side of the human brain, that is thought to be used for analysing and for processing language

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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