Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neuroscience

/ˈnʊɹoʊsaɪ.əns/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.45 in modern English

Syllables: neu-ro-science
IPA: /ˈnʊɹoʊsaɪ.əns/

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The scientific study of the nervous system.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Meronym: brain science"
"Near-synonym: neurobiology"
"Creating a complete map of the human connectome would therefore be a monumental milestone but not the end of the journey to understanding how our brains work. The achievement will transform neuroscience and serve as the starting point for asking questions we could not otherwise have answered, […]."

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- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English neuroscience From neuro- + science.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈnʊɹoʊsaɪ.əns/
British English: /ˈnjʊəɹəʊsaɪ.əns/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

neurosciences (plural)

Phrases

computational neuroscience

Frequently Paired Words

bioscience biology neuroimaging neuroimplant neuromyths neurorights neuroscientist neurosurgery

Synonyms

neurobiology

Questions

How do you pronounce neuroscience?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnʊɹoʊsaɪ.əns/.
What does neuroscience mean?: The scientific study of the nervous system.
Where does neuroscience come from?: 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- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English neuroscience From neuro- + science.

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