cerebrum

[ suh-ree-bruhm, ser-uh- ]
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noun,plural ce·re·brums, ce·re·bra [suh-ree-bruh, ser-uh-]. /səˈri brə, ˈsɛr ə-/. Anatomy, Zoology.
  1. the anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions.

  2. the forebrain and the midbrain.

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Origin of cerebrum

1
1605–15; <Latin: brain; akin to cranium, horn

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How to use cerebrum in a sentence

  • His ears could not hear, nor could his flesh feel, but his whole form or cerebrum sensed he held the woman he loved in his arms.

  • He had passed through the median section of the hemispheres and had reached the point just below the cerebrum.

    The Brain | Alexander Blade
  • The Cerebral gets his name from the cerebrum or thinking part of the brain, because this is the system most highly evolved in him.

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British Dictionary definitions for cerebrum

cerebrum

/ (ˈsɛrɪbrəm) /


nounplural -brums or -bra (-brə)
  1. the anterior portion of the brain of vertebrates, consisting of two lateral hemispheres joined by a thick band of fibres: the dominant part of the brain in man, associated with intellectual function, emotion, and personality: See telencephalon

  2. the brain considered as a whole

  1. the main neural bundle or ganglion of certain invertebrates

Origin of cerebrum

1
C17: from Latin: the brain

Derived forms of cerebrum

  • cerebroid, adjective
  • cerebric (ˈsɛrɪbrɪk), adjective

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Scientific definitions for cerebrum

cerebrum

[ sĕrə-brəm, sə-rēbrəm ]


Plural cerebrums cerebra
  1. The largest part of the vertebrate brain, filling most of the skull and consisting of two cerebral hemispheres divided by a deep groove and joined by the corpus callosum, a transverse band of nerve fibers. The cerebrum processes complex sensory information and controls voluntary muscle activity. In humans it is the center of thought, learning, memory, language, and emotion.

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Cultural definitions for cerebrum

cerebrum

[ (ser-uh-bruhm, suh-ree-bruhm) ]


The largest part of the brain, consisting of two lobes, the right and left cerebral hemispheres. The cerebrum controls thought and voluntary movement. (See cerebral cortex, left brain, and right brain.)

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