adj ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Of, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system. not-comparable

   "neural connections"

2. 2
   Modelled on the arrangement of neurons in the brain. not-comparable

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to neurons wordnet
2. 2
   of or relating to the nervous system wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

nervousnervousneurologicalneuronalneuronalneuronic

Example

More examples

"The term neural net was traditionally used to name a network or circuit of biological neurons."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “a sinew, nerve”) + -al.

Related phrases

neural archneural axisneural canalneural crestneural crest syndromeneural netneural networkneural plateneural processing unitneural spineneural tubespiking neural network

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