opercular

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adjective

oper·​cu·​lar ō-ˈpər-kyə-lər How to pronounce opercular (audio)
: of, relating to, or constituting an operculum

opercular

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noun

: an opercular part (such as a bone or scale)

Examples of opercular in a Sentence

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Adjective
The electroencephalographic laser-evoked potentials (LEPs) were modelled using six equivalent source dipoles located in the left and right fronto-opercular/anterior-insular cortex, left parietal operculum, left primary somatosensory cortex, medial parietal cortex and left medial temporal cortex. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2012 In the left fronto-opercular/anterior-insular cortex, negative sounds failed to show the positive potential component at around 260 ms that was observed during positive and especially during neutral sounds. Ncbi Rofl, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2012 Some people consider the salience network to be the same as another network, called the cingulo-opercular network — the new Neuron paper, for example, refers to them interchangeably. Quanta Magazine, 5 Dec. 2013

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Word History

Etymology

Adjective

borrowed from New Latin operculāris, from operculum operculum + Latin -āris -ar

First Known Use

Adjective

1830, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of opercular was in 1830

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“Opercular.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opercular. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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