neural
adjective
neu·ral
| \ ˈnu̇r-əl
, ˈnyu̇r-\
, ˈnyu̇r-\
Definition of neural
1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal
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Other Words from neural
neurally
\ ˈnu̇r-ə-lē
, ˈnyu̇r- \
adverb
, ˈnyu̇r- \
adverb
Examples of neural in a Sentence
She suffers from a neural disorder.
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But there’s emerging evidence that the most crucial years for kids’ development are more specifically from birth to age three, when babies’ brains form more than one million new neural connections every second. — Annabelle Timsit, Quartz, "Even Europe’s most family-friendly countries don’t invest enough in their youngest kids," 15 July 2019 Out of a vast tangle of neural connections might emerge a consciousness capable of producing Ulysses, or a whole system of moral thought and action. — Lidija Haas, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 10 June 2019 By the time your child reaches adulthood, more than 50 percent of those neural pathways will be gone. — Tanika Davis, baltimoresun.com, "Young minds are smarter than you think," 12 July 2019 GANs work with two neural nets in competition against each other. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "MIT Teaching Robots to Combine Sight and Touch," 17 June 2019 Others include Facebook and CTRL-labs, the Amazon Alexa Fund-backed start-up that is trying to take a less invasive approach by focusing on neural signals anywhere on the body. — Los Angeles Times, "Elon Musk-backed Neuralink unveils brain-implant technology," 17 July 2019 Ultimately, Mr Musk predicts, neural lace will allow humans to merge with AI systems, thus enabling the species to survive. — The Economist, "Elon Musk wants to link brains directly to machines," 17 July 2019 Pohoiki Beach scales that up to 8 million neurons—about the neural capacity of a zebrafish. — Jim Salter, Ars Technica, "Brains scale better than CPUs. So Intel is building brains," 16 July 2019 Ollie passed away in December due to a rare genetic disorder, leukodystrophy, which affects the neural anatomy of a person in a variety of ways. — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Disney rejects father’s requests to put Spider-Man on son’s grave: report," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'neural.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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neural
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of neural
medical
: of, relating to, or involving a nerve or the nervous system
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neural
adjective
neu·ral
| \ ˈn(y)u̇r-əl
\
\
Medical Definition of neural
1
: of, relating to, or affecting a nerve or the nervous system
2
: situated in the region of or on the same side of the body as the brain and spinal cord : dorsal — compare hemal sense 2
Other Words from neural
neurally
\ -ə-lē
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adverb
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adverb
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