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neuromorphic

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: N UH1 R OW0 M AO2 R F IH0 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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adj

Meaning 1

That mimic and implement neuro-biological architectures present in the nervous system to be used in a practical computing system.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, usually

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, medicine, natural-sciences, neuroscience, physical-sciences, sciences

Examples

  • neuromorphic computing

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)neh1- Proto-Indo-European *-wr̥ Proto-Indo-European *snéh1wr̥der. Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron) Ancient Greek νευρο- (neuro-)der. English neuro- Ancient Greek μορφή (morphḗ) Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English -morphic English neuromorphic From neuro- + -morphic.