nerve centre

nerve centre
noun
1. a center that provides information and control
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the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam

• Syn: ↑nerve center
• Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre
2. a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
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in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere

• Syn: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center
• Hypernyms: ↑neural structure
• Hyponyms:

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nerve centre noun
1. An aggregation of nerve cells from which nerves branch out
2. (in an organization) the centre from which control is exercised (figurative)
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Main Entry: ↑nerve

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nerve centre UK US noun [countable] [singular nerve centre plural nerve centres]
usually singular the centre of a business, or a political or other big organization, where decisions are made and activities are planned and directed

the nerve centre of the protests

Thesaurus: departments in companies and organizationshyponym

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ˈnerve centre [nerve centre nerve centres] (BrE) (NAmE ˈnerve center) noun
the place from which an activity or organization is controlled and instructions are sent out

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Frankfurt is the economic nerve centre of Germany.


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