neural

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, a sinew, nerve) + -al.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnʊɹəl/, /ˈnɝəl/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjʊəɹəl/
  • (file)
  • (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnjəɹəl/
  • Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl

Adjective

neural (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.
  2. (computing) Modelled on the arrangement of neurons in the brain.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • neural in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • neural in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
  • neural at OneLook Dictionary Search

Anagrams


Catalan

Adjective

neural (masculine and feminine plural neurals)

  1. (anatomy) neural (relating to nerves)

Further reading


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nø.ʁal/
  • (file)

Adjective

neural (feminine neurale, masculine plural neuraux, feminine plural neurales)

  1. neural

Further reading


Galician

Adjective

neural m or f (plural neurais)

  1. (anatomy) neural (relating to nerves)

Further reading


Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /newˈɾaw/ [neʊ̯ˈɾaʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /newˈɾal/ [newˈɾaɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: neu‧ral

Adjective

neural m or f (plural neurais, not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) neural (relating to nerves)

Further reading


Romanian

Etymology

From French neural.

Adjective

neural m or n (feminine singular neurală, masculine plural neurali, feminine and neuter plural neurale)

  1. neural

Declension


Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neuˈɾal/ [neu̯ˈɾal]
  • Rhymes: -al
  • Syllabification: neu‧ral

Adjective

neural (plural neurales)

  1. (anatomy) neural (relating to nerves)

Derived terms

Further reading

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