cerebral adj

1 involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama" [syn: intellectual] [ant: emotional]

2 of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; "cerebral hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"

English

Adjective

cerebral

1. Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain.
2. Intellectual rather than emotional.
3. In the context of "linguistics|obsolete": Retroflex.

Translations

• Czech: cerebrální, mozkový
• French: cérébral
• Italian: cerebrale
• Portuguese: cerebral
• Slovak: cerebrálny, mozgový

Portuguese

Adjective

cerebral

1. cerebral.

Related terms

• cérebro

Spanish

Adjective

1. cerebral

Related terms

• cerebro

Cerebral may mean:

• Cerebral (adjective), Describes an angle of thinking that utilizes the intellect rather than intuition or instinct.
• Cerebral (musician), an American electronic musician
• Cerebral consonants, alternate name for retroflex consonants, used especially in indology

Cerebral may also refer to:

• brain, an organ part of all vertebrate and many invertebrate nervous systems

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