- cerebration
- noun see cerebrate
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
cerebration
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cérébration — ⇒CÉRÉBRATION, subst. fém. Rare A. Activité cérébrale. Les réactions en cours de continuation exigent en effet le moratoire que la cérébration, par ailleurs, nous assure en surmontant le réflexe (JANKÉLÉVITCH, Le Je ne sais quoi et le presque rien … Encyclopédie Universelle
Cerebration — Cer e*bra tion, n. Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cerebration — index contemplation, deliberation, dialectic, intellect, ratiocination, reflection (thought) Burton s Legal Thesaurus … Law dictionary
cerebration — 1853, coined by English physiologist Dr. William B. Carpenter (1813 1885) from L. cerebrum brain (see CEREBRAL (Cf. cerebral)) + ATION (Cf. ation) … Etymology dictionary
cerebration — ► NOUN ▪ the working of the brain; thinking … English terms dictionary
cerebration — noun /sɛɹɪˈbɹeɪʃən/ The act of cerebrating; thinking, mental activity. Dr Carpenter first, unless I am mistaken, introduced the term ‘unconscious cerebration’, which has since then been a popular phrase of explanation … Wiktionary
cérébration — (entrée créée par le supplément) (cé ré bra sion) s. f. Action propre du cerveau sur les matériaux fournis par les sens ; ce terme, qui appartient à G. Lewes, est opposé à sensation. • Les sensations de l idiot sont aussi vives et aussi variées … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
cerebration — n. working of the brain. Phrases and idioms: unconscious cerebration action of the brain with results reached without conscious thought. Derivatives: cerebrate v.intr … Useful english dictionary
cerebration — See cerebrate. * * * … Universalium
cerebration — Activity of the mental processes; thinking. SEE ALSO: mentation, cognition. * * * n. 1. the functioning of the brain as a whole. 2. the unconscious activities of the brain. * * * cer·e·bra·tion (ser″ə braґshən) [L. cerebratio]… … Medical dictionary
