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# cerebral

adjective (cerebral)

«cerebral» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To do with the brain, especially the main part of it called the cerebrum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cerebral/#m1)
2. Thinking a lot in a clever, serious way, using the mind more than feelings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cerebral/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons it appears in "cerebral palsy" (a condition affecting movement, from birth) and in descriptions of the brain. In stories it describes a thoughtful, clever character or film. Phrases: "cerebral palsy", "cerebral cortex", "a cerebral film".

### Examples

- The cerebral cortex is the wrinkly outer layer of the brain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cerebral/#x1)
- My classmate has cerebral palsy and uses a walker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cerebral/#x2)
- Chess is a very cerebral game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cerebral/#x3)
- The film was too cerebral for my little brother. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cerebral/#x4)
- A cerebral detective solves crimes by thinking hard. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cerebral/#x5)

### Note

Pronounced "SER-uh-bral" or "suh-REE-bral". Cerebral palsy is not an illness you can catch, and people with it can be just as clever as anyone.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cerebral» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cerebral/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cerebral» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cerebral.html) on Mova free.