neural

adjective

neu·​ral ˈnu̇r-əl  ˈnyu̇r- 

1

: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system

2

: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal

neurally

ˈnu̇r-ə-lē 

ˈnyu̇r-

adverb

Examples of neural in a Sentence

She suffers from a neural disorder.

Recent Examples on the Web

The group that relied exclusively on their own brains showed the highest neural connectivity, especially in alpha, theta, and delta bands—associated with creativity ideation, memory load, and semantic processing. —Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026

The category includes devices such as PCs and smartphones with neural processing units, servers with graphics processing units, and services. —Dylan Butts, CNBC, 22 May 2026

For example, the spinal cord starts out as a flat plate of neural tissue, but then rolls up into a tube. —ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026

Certainly the puzzles for Karpathy got harder—neural nets and then language models—but the method never really changed. —Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 19 May 2026

Word History

Etymology

Greek neûron "sinew, tendon, nerve" + -al entry 1 — more at nerve entry 1

First Known Use

circa 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing neural

• neural arch
• neural crest
• neural network
• neural pathway
• neural plate
• neural tube

Rhymes for neural

• crural
• dural
• jural
• mural
• pleural
• plural
• rural
• sural
• extramural
• intramural
• intrapleural
• figural

Kids Definition

neural

adjective

neu·​ral ˈn(y)u̇r-əl 

: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system

Medical Definition

neural

adjective

neu·​ral ˈn(y)u̇r-əl 

1

: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system

2

: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal compare hemal sense 2

neurally

-ə-lē 

adverb