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Brain storm
Definitions
- 1 A seizure, convulsion, or similar incident of abnormal brain activity.
"He was so puffing and fuming that he had to pull up for breath, and take his hat off to ease the smoking hot pressure of a brainstorm."
- 2 Alternative form of brainstorm (“a sudden thought which solves a problem; a brainstorming session”). alt-of, alternative
"And where were you when Josh came up with this brain storm?"
- 1 Alternative form of brainstorm (“solve a problem with brainstorming”). alt-of, alternative
"The chancellor had recently announced a challenge to everyone at the university to brain storm and come up with cutting-edge ideas that could make the university competitive for grant dollars by submitting. . ."
Etymology
From brain + storm. In the sense of "seizure, convulsion, brain activity", from the idea that it is like a storm in the brain. In the sense of "problem-solving idea or session", from the unrelated idea of using the "brain to storm a problem" (see brainstorm).
From brain + storm. In the sense of "seizure, convulsion, brain activity", from the idea that it is like a storm in the brain. In the sense of "problem-solving idea or session", from the unrelated idea of using the "brain to storm a problem" (see brainstorm).
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