Phrase guide
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Sound
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noun
A point at which nerves come together for the processing of signals.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A physical location in a business, organization, or agency where information procured from different sources is brought together to be considered and acted upon by decision-makers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, figuratively
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noun
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: center, centre, nerve centre
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: neural structure
Narrower terms: auditory center, rhinencephalon, olfactory brain, Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's gyrus, Broca's convolution, convolution of Broca, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center, superior colliculus, inferior colliculus, respiratory center
noun
a center that provides information and control
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: nerve centre
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: center, centre
History
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Across languages
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
