Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cns

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: cns
IPA

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of central nervous system.

name

Initialism of Cybercast News Service; now known as CNSNews.

noun

plural of CN

Example Sentences

"Typically, using heavy weight over low reps, sets with higher rep ranges and sets in which you are focusing on explosiveness will require a much higher output from the CNS and will require an extended amount of recovery time, somewhere around the 2- to 3-minute mark."
"Comparitech, cited by CNS as a tech research consumer website, claims it is believed an estimated "10,000 domains" in China are "blocked at any one time.""

Inflected Forms

CNSs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

PNS peripheral nervous system

Synonyms

central nervous system systema nervosum centrale

Questions

What does cns mean?: Initialism of central nervous system.

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