cerebral Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
    intellectual.
    • a cerebral approach to the problem
    • cerebral drama
  2. adjective of or relating to the cerebrum or brain
    • cerebral hemisphere
    • cerebral activity

WordNet

Cer"e*bral adjective
Etymology
L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. head: cf. F. cérébral. See Cheer.
Definitions
  1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the cerebrum.
Cer"e*bral noun
Etymology
A false translation of the Skr. murdhanya, lit., head-sounds.
Definitions
  1. One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n. ✍ Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States.

Webster 1913