cerebral

«cerebral» in Mova's school dictionary: To do with the brain, especially the main part of it… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adjective (cerebral)

meaning for a pupil

1) To do with the brain, especially the main part of it called the cerebrum. tree →

2) Thinking a lot in a clever, serious way, using the mind more than feelings. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science and health lessons it appears in "cerebral palsy" (a condition affecting movement, from birth) and in descriptions of the brain. In stories it describes a thoughtful, clever character or film. Phrases: "cerebral palsy", "cerebral cortex", "a cerebral film".

examples

• The cerebral cortex is the wrinkly outer layer of the brain. tree →
• My classmate has cerebral palsy and uses a walker. tree →
• Chess is a very cerebral game. tree →
• The film was too cerebral for my little brother. tree →
• A cerebral detective solves crimes by thinking hard. tree →

note

Pronounced "SER-uh-bral" or "suh-REE-bral". Cerebral palsy is not an illness you can catch, and people with it can be just as clever as anyone.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cerebral» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.