neuromorphic
/nˈʊɹoʊmˌɔɹfɪk/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
That mimic and implement neuro-biological architectures present in the nervous system to be used in a practical computing system.
Example Sentences
- "neuromorphic computing"
- "“There is not going to be a single model for computing. We’ve had the linear, the serial one. We’re developing the neuromorphic methods that are designed around pattern recognition ... There will be a change, not just architecturally, but also in the way we integrate data that we are not doing now.""
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.
Inflected Forms
more neuromorphic (comparative)
most neuromorphic (superlative)