Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neocortical

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
neo-cor-ti-cal
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the neocortex

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English cortical English neocortical From neo- + cortical.

Derived Forms

Questions

What does neocortical mean?
Of or pertaining to the neocortex
Where does neocortical come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nu Proto-Indo-European *néwos Proto-Hellenic *néwos Ancient Greek νέος (néos) Ancient Greek νεο- (neo-)der. English neo- English cortical English neocortical From neo- + cortical.

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