neuron

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word neuron. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word neuron, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say neuron in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word neuron you have here. The definition of the word neuron will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofneuron, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Neuron

English

Neurons

Alternative forms

Etymology

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”). Doublet of nerve and sinew.

Pronunciation

Noun

neuron (plural neurons or neura)

  1. (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.
  2. (zoology) A nervure of an insect's wing.
  3. (artificial intelligence) an artificial neuron (mathematical function serving as an essential unit of an artificial neural network)

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

See also

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”).

Pronunciation

Noun

neuron m inan

  1. (cytology) neuron
    Synonym: nervová buňka

Declension

Declension of neuron (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative neuron neurony
genitive neuronu neuronů
dative neuronu neuronům
accusative neuron neurony
vocative neurone neurony
locative neuronu neuronech
instrumental neuronem neurony

Further reading

  • neuron in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • neuron in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

neuron c (singular definite neuronen, plural indefinite neuroner)

  1. (cytology) neuron

Declension

Declension of neuron
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative neuron neuronen neuroner neuronerne
genitive neurons neuronens neuroners neuronernes

Synonyms

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

neuron n (plural neuronen or neurons)

  1. neuron

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
neuron

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron). Doublet of nerw.

Pronunciation

Noun

neuron m inan (related adjective neuronowy or neuronalny)

  1. (cytology, neuroanatomy) neuron (cell of the nervous system, which conducts nerve impulses; consisting of an axon and several dendrites)
    Synonym: komórka nerwowa

Declension

Declension of neuron
singular plural
nominative neuron neurony
genitive neuronu neuronów
dative neuronowi neuronom
accusative neuron neurony
instrumental neuronem neuronami
locative neuronie neuronach
vocative neuronie neurony

Further reading

  • neuron in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • neuron in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • neuron in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French neurone.

Noun

neuron m (plural neuroni)

  1. neuron

Declension

Declension of neuron
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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neǔroːn/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧u‧ron

Noun

neùrōn m (Cyrillic spelling неу̀ро̄н)

  1. neuron

Declension

Declension of neuron
singular plural
nominative neùrōn neuroni
genitive neuróna neurona
dative neuronu neuronima
accusative neuron neurone
vocative neurone neuroni
locative neuronu neuronima
instrumental neuronom neuronima

Swedish

Noun

neuron c or n

  1. (cytology) a neuron
    Synonym: nervcell

Usage notes

Common gender is much more common.

Declension

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

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia