CEREBRAL


Meaning of CEREBRAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈrē-brəl, ˈser-ə-, ˈse-rə- ]

adjective

Etymology: French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum brain; akin to Old High German hirni brain, Greek kara head, keras horn, Sanskrit śiras head — more at horn

Date: 1816

1.

a. : of or relating to the brain or the intellect

b. : of, relating to, affecting, or being the cerebrum

2.

a. : appealing to intellectual appreciation

cerebral drama

b. : primarily intellectual in nature

a cerebral society

• ce·re·bral·ly -brə-lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.