CEREBRAL


Meaning of CEREBRAL in English

[ 'sɛrɪbr(ə)l , sə'ri:br(ə)l ]

■ adjective

1》 of the cerebrum of the brain.

↘intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

2》 Phonetics another term for retroflex .

Derivatives

~ly adverb

Origin

C19: from L. cerebrum 'brain' + -al .

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