Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encephalization

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: en-cephal-iza-tion
IPA

31

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total bodymass.

Example Sentences

"The answer to this will determine the encephalization quotients of the two types of early hominids, which is an important indicator of relative "braininess," an issue that is now up for grabs."
"It is believed that the encephalization of early Homo was made possible by the consumption of energy- and nutrient-rich animal foods to "pay" for its metabolically expensive brain."
"The time spent in REM sleep is not correlated with learning ability across humans, nor is there a positive relation between REM sleep time or intensity and encephalization across species."

Etymology

From encephalize + -ation.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: encephalize

Inflected Forms

encephalizations (plural) encephalisation (alternative)

Phrases

encephalization quotient

Frequently Paired Words

encephalon encephalonize encephalonized

Questions

What does encephalization mean?: The amount of brain mass exceeding that related to an animal's total bodymass.
Where does encephalization come from?: From encephalize + -ation.

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