cerebral

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.

adj

  1. (anatomy, relational) Of, or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
  2. Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.
    Coordinate term: visceral

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from Sanskrit मूर्धन्य (mūrdhanya, “pertaining to the head”).

adj

  1. (linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.

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