Cerebral
Relating to the brain; intellectual rather than emotional; requiring careful, analytical thinking.
adjectiveCerebral
Relating to the brain; intellectual rather than emotional; requiring careful, analytical thinking.
adjectiveImagine This
Picture a scientist in a quiet lab, wearing glasses, studying a complex problem with graphs and equations, speaking in precise, logical terms rather than with feelings.
Sounds Like
SEER-uh-bruhl
Looks Like
Looks like cerebrum (brain); shares the cerebr- root.
Remember This
Derived from Latin cerebrum, the brain; used in medicine and psychology to describe cognitive processes and the brain's cortex.
Other Forms
Connect With
brain, intellect, cognition, analytical thinking, cerebral cortex, cerebrum
Note
Don't confuse cerebral with ceremonial or cereal; cerebral refers to the brain and intellect. In medicine, 'cerebral palsy' denotes a brain-based motor disorder.