what is the meaning of cerebral?

Answer 1

INTELLECTUAL RATHER THAN EMOTIONAL

Answer 2

Brainy

or see below:

ce‧re‧bral  /səˈribrəl, ˈsɛrə-/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[suh-ree-bruhl, ser-uh-] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation

–adjective 1. Anatomy, Zoology. of or pertaining to the cerebrum or the brain.
2. betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct: His is a cerebral music that leaves many people cold.
3. Phonetics. retroflex (def. 2).
–noun 4. Phonetics. a cerebral sound.


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[Origin: 1795–1805; < NL cerebrālis. See cerebrum, -al1]

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ce‧re‧bral‧ly, adverb
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adj.
Of or relating to the brain or cerebrum.
Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional: “His approach is cerebral, analytical, cautious” (Helen Dewar).

cer·ebral·ly adv.

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cer·e·bral (sr-brl, s-r-)
adj.

Of or relating to the brain or cerebrum.

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Main Entry: ce·re·bral
Pronunciation: s&-'rE-br&l, 'ser-&-
Function: adjective
1 : of or relating to the brain or the intellect
2 : of, relating to, or being the cerebrum

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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"

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cerebral

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Answer 3

Cerebral, used generally, is anything that has to do with the brain. Scientifically it corresponds to the top layer of the conventional brain, the cerebral cortex

Answer 4

1. Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain.
2. Intellectual rather than emotional.
3. (linguistics; obsolete) Retroflex.

Both English and Portuguese, adjective

Answer 5

It pertains to the brain (most commonly)

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1. Anatomy, Zoology. of or pertaining to the cerebrum or the brain.
2. betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct: His is a cerebral music that leaves many people cold.

Answer 6

Referring to the cerebrum, the upper or main portion of the brain, often used to refer to the entire brain.

Answer 7

Of or relating to the brain or cerebrum.
Appealing to or requiring the use of the intellect; intellectual rather than emotional:

Answer 8

Refering to the brain, sometime refers to the head.

Answer 9

Meaning having to use higher intellectual functioning

Answer 10

Intellectural in nature
OR
to do with the cerebellum - part of the brain

Answer 11

It usually means some one that is very intelligent or smart.