noun
Meaning 1
Standard spelling of nerve center.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, UK
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
nerve centre
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noun
Meaning 2
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: center, centre, nerve center
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
Meaning 3
a center that provides information and control
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nerve center
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: center, centre
History
Etymology
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