Main Entry: ce·re·bral

Pronunciation: \sə-ˈrē-brəl, ˈser-ə-, ˈse-rə-\

Function: adjective

Etymology: French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum brain; akin to Old High German hirni brain, Greek kara head, keras horn, Sanskrit śiras head — more at horn

Date: 1816

1 a : of or relating to the brain or the intellect b : of, relating to, affecting, or being the cerebrum
2 a : appealing to intellectual appreciation <cerebral drama> b : primarily intellectual in nature <a cerebral society>

— ce·re·bral·ly \-brə-lē\ adverb