Neuron
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Neuron is a noun meaning (zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
Meaning
(zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
More Meanings
- (artificial intelligence) A mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network.
- (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
Example Sentences
The yawning gap in neuroscientists’ understanding of their topic is in the intermediate scale of the brain’s anatomy. Science has a passable knowledge of how individual nerve cells, known as neurons, work. It also knows which visible lobes and ganglia of the brain do what. But how the neurons are organised in these lobes and ganglia remains obscure.
Word Forms
- neurons
- neura
- neurone
Synonyms for neuron
Depending on context, synonyms include neurocyte.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include glia, nerve, neural, neurone, neurocyte, dendrite.
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