1. Home
  2. Dictionary
  3. Gray Matter

Definition of Gray Matter in English :

Define Gray Matter in English

Gray Matter meaning in English

Meaning of Gray Matter in English

Pronunciation of Gray Matter in English

Gray Matter pronunciation in English

Pronounce Gray Matter in English

Gray Matter

see synonyms of gray matter

Noun

1. gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, substantia grisea

greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gray Matter

see synonyms of gray matter
1. 
grayish nerve tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting chiefly of nerve cells, with few nerve fibers
see also white matter
2.  Informal
intellectual capacity; brains

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Gray Matter

see synonyms of gray matter
n.
1. Brownish-gray nerve tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, composed of nerve cell bodies and their dendrites and some supportive tissue.
2. Informal Brains; intellect.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

WORD OF THE DAY

lea

FIND OUT WHAT IT MEANS

Recent Searches