neural
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “a sinew, nerve”) + -al.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnʊɹəl/, /ˈnɝəl/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjʊəɹəl/
Audio (UK) (file) - (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnjəɹəl/
- Rhymes: -ʊəɹəl
Adjective
neural (not comparable)
- (biology) Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.
- (computing) Modelled on the arrangement of neurons in the brain.
Derived terms
- neural network
- neurally
- neuralness
Translations
of or relating to the nerves
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modelled on the arrangement of neurons
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Further reading
- neural in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- neural in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- neural at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- Launer, Lauren, ulnare, unreal
Catalan
Adjective
neural (masculine and feminine plural neurals)
- (anatomy) neural (relating to nerves)
Further reading
- “neural” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “neural”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
- “neural” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “neural” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nø.ʁal/
Audio (file)
Adjective
neural (feminine neurale, masculine plural neuraux, feminine plural neurales)
- neural
Further reading
- “neural”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
Adjective
neural m or f (plural neurais)
- (anatomy) neural (relating to nerves)
Further reading
- “neural” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /newˈɾaw/ [neʊ̯ˈɾaʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /newˈɾal/ [newˈɾaɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
- Hyphenation: neu‧ral
Adjective
neural m or f (plural neurais, not comparable)
- (anatomy) neural (relating to nerves)
Further reading
- “neural” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “neural” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Romanian
Etymology
From French neural.
Adjective
neural m or n (feminine singular neurală, masculine plural neurali, feminine and neuter plural neurale)
- neural
Declension
Declension of neural
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | neural | neurală | neurali | neurale | ||
definite | neuralul | neurala | neuralii | neuralele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | neural | neurale | neurali | neurale | ||
definite | neuralului | neuralei | neuralilor | neuralelor |
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neuˈɾal/ [neu̯ˈɾal]
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: neu‧ral
Adjective
neural (plural neurales)
- (anatomy) neural (relating to nerves)
Derived terms
- tubo neural
Further reading
- “neural”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014