cerebral en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /səˈɹiː.bɹl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəl/ (General-American)
- /səˈɹi.bɹəl/ (General-American)
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- /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /səˈɹiː.bɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.
Meanings
- (relational) Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
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Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
His cerebral candidacy, inspired by European and North American political and economic philosophers, and his very appearance, with his light-colored skin, trim physique and penchant for preppy sweaters, contrasted with an electorate largely made up of impoverished Quechua-speaking people and Spanish-speaking mestizos.
2025 April 13, Simon Romero, “Mario Vargas Llosa, Nobel-Winning Peruvian Novelist, Dies at 89”, in The New York Times:Certainly, “Capital” is a cerebral read and the dangers of the world Marx lived in are not all the same as ours.
2024 September 19, James Miller, “Karl Marx, Weirder Than Ever”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more cerebral | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most cerebral | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
cerebral blood flow · multiple cerebral sclerosis · subcerebral · cerebral hemorrhage · postcerebral · great cerebral vein · overcerebral · oculocerebral · procerebral · noncerebral · intracerebral · antennocerebral · intercerebral · supercerebral · cerebral hemisphere · cerebral artery · extracerebral · spinocerebral · cerebralize · anticerebral · tritocerebral · cerebral aqueduct · cervicocerebral · cardiovasculocerebral · cerebral palsy · microcerebral · cerebral achromatopsia · myocerebral · protocerebral · cardiocerebral · circumcerebral · metacerebral · neurocerebral · retinocerebral · hepatocerebral · acerebral · hypercerebral · cerebrally · meningocerebral · cerebralist · cerebral edema · pericerebral · cerebralism · rhinocerebral · retrocerebral · cerebral salt-wasting syndrome · cerebral cortex · cerebral crus · cerebral localization · uncerebral · precerebral · craniocerebral · electrocerebral · cerebral oximetry · paracerebral · orbitocerebral · hemicerebral · cerebral localisation · hypocerebral · cerebralise
Synonyms
Translations (62)
de Hirn- (of or relating to the brain) · de zerebral (of or relating to the brain) · cs intelektuální (intellectual) · pl intelektualny (intellectual) · de Cerebro- (of or relating to the brain) · io cerebrala (of or relating to the brain) · fr cérébral (intellectual) · cs cerebrální (of or relating to the brain) · fi älyllinen (intellectual) · be цэрэбра́льны (of or relating to the brain) · tr entelektüel (intellectual) · ga intleachtúil (intellectual) · hy մտավոր (intellectual) · la cerebrālis (of or relating to the brain) · pt cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · fi aivoperäinen (of or relating to the brain) · ar مُخِّيّ (of or relating to the brain) · gl cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · id berotak (intellectual) · ca cerebral (intellectual) · uk церебра́льний (of or relating to the brain) · cmn 大腦的 /大脑的 (of or relating to the brain) · de Gehirn- (of or relating to the brain) · tr beyinsel (of or relating to the brain) · de cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · el νοητικός (intellectual) · sk mozgový (of or relating to the brain) · es cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · fi aivo- (of or relating to the brain) · da cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · sl možganski (of or relating to the brain) · de zerebral- (of or relating to the brain) · it cerebrale (of or relating to the brain) · sv cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · fr cérébral (of or relating to the brain) · de intellektuell (intellectual) · de verkopft (intellectual) · fi serebraalinen (of or relating to the brain) · ru церебра́льный (of or relating to the brain) · sk cerebrálny (of or relating to the brain) · ca cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · de geistig (intellectual) · el πνευματικός (intellectual) · ro cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · hy ուղեղային (of or relating to the brain) · cs mozkový (of or relating to the brain) · ru мозгово́й (of or relating to the brain) · ast cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · de kopfig (intellectual) · nl cerebraal (of or relating to the brain) · ru интеллектуа́льный (intellectual) · ga ceirbreach (of or relating to the brain) · uk мозкови́й (of or relating to the brain) · ka ცერებრალური (of or relating to the brain) · pl mózgowy (of or relating to the brain) · bg церебра́лен (of or relating to the brain) · be мазгавы́ (of or relating to the brain) · no cerebral (of or relating to the brain) · ga meabhrach (intellectual) · el εγκεφαλικός (of or relating to the brain) · vo breinik (of or relating to the brain) · eo cerba (of or relating to the brain)