neuron
See also: Neuron
English edit
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Etymology edit
From New Latin, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”). Doublet of nerve and sinew.
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈn(j)ʊɹɑn/, /ˈn(j)uɹɑn/, /ˈn(j)ɝɑn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnjʊəɹɒn/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Canada) IPA(key): /ˈnjəɹɑn/
- Rhymes: -ʊəɹɒn, -uːɹɒn, -ɜːɹɒn
Noun edit
neuron (plural neurons or neura)
- (cytology) A cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites. Neurons are connected by synapses.
- 2013 August 3, “The machine of a new soul”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8847:
- 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.
- (zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
- (artificial intelligence) an artificial neuron (mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network)
Synonyms edit
- (cell of nervous system): neurocyte
- (cell of nervous system): nerve cell
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Translations edit
a cell of the nervous system
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Further reading edit
- “neuron”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “neuron”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “neuron”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”).
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neuron m inan
- (cytology) neuron
- Synonym: nervová buňka
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neuron c (singular definite neuronen, plural indefinite neuroner)
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| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | neuron | neuronen | neuroner | neuronerne |
| genitive | neurons | neuronens | neuroners | neuronernes |
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- “neuron” in Den Danske Ordbog
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Audio (file)
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Polish edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron). Doublet of nerw.
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Noun edit
neuron m inan (related adjective neuronowy or neuronalny)
- (cytology, neuroanatomy) neuron (cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites)
- Synonym: komórka nerwowa
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neuron m (plural neuroni)
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| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) neuron | neuronul | (niște) neuroni | neuronii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) neuron | neuronului | (unor) neuroni | neuronilor |
| vocative | neuronule | neuronilor | ||
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neùrōn m (Cyrillic spelling неу̀ро̄н)
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neuron c or n
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Common gender is much more common.
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| Declension of neuron | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | neuron | neuronen | neuroner | neuronerna |
| Genitive | neurons | neuronens | neuroners | neuronernas |
| Declension of neuron | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | neuron | neuronet | neuron | neuronen |
| Genitive | neurons | neuronets | neurons | neuronens |