English words for 'A precise location within the brain'
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noun
- the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- (informal) Synonym of skull.
- (anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
- (anthropology, informal) The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
noun
noun
- The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
- A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
- a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
- a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
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noun
- A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.
- A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.
- (informal) Mind.
- (plural only) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.
- The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Oral sex.
- By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
- (informal) An intelligent person.
- (in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.
- (in the plural) Intellect.
- that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- mental ability
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- the brain of certain animals used as meat
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noun
- a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
- the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
- the shape of something rotating rapidly
- A twist or fold.
- The state or condition of being convoluted.
- (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
- One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.
- The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
noun
- anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
- (neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
noun
- the part of the skull that encloses the brain
- (informal) Synonym of skull.
- (anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
- (anthropology, informal) The upper portion of the skull, including the neurocranium and facial bones, but not including the jawbone (mandible).
noun
noun
- The nerve map of the human body that exists on the parietal lobe of the human brain.
- A miniature man, once imagined by spermists to be present in human sperm.
- a person who is very small but who is not otherwise deformed or abnormal
- a tiny fully formed individual that (according to the discredited theory of preformation) is supposed to be present in the sperm cell
noun
- A part of the brain, especially associated with particular mental functions, abilities, etc.
- A loose compartment of a backpack that straps on over the top opening.
- (informal) Mind.
- (plural only) A person who provides the intelligence required for something.
- The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
- (slang, vulgar, uncountable) Oral sex.
- By analogy with a human brain, the part of a machine or computer that performs calculations.
- (informal) An intelligent person.
- (in the singular) An intellectual or mental capacity.
- (in the plural) Intellect.
- that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
- mental ability
- someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
- that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
- the brain of certain animals used as meat
verb
noun
- a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain
- the action of coiling or twisting or winding together
- the shape of something rotating rapidly
- A twist or fold.
- The state or condition of being convoluted.
- (computing) A function which maps a tuple of sequences into a sequence of tuples.
- (mathematics, functional analysis) A mathematical operation on two functions that produces a third that expresses how the shape of one is modified by the other; the integral of the product of the two functions after one is reflected about the y-axis and shifted along the x-axis.
- One 360° turn in a spring or similar helix.
- The shape of something rotating; a vortex.
- Any of the folds on the surface of the brain.
noun
- anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans
- (neuroanatomy) The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.