gray matter

gray mat·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey mat-er]
- /greɪ ˈmæt ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [grey mat-er]
- /greɪ ˈmæt ər/

Definitions of gray matter words

noun gray matter Anatomy. nerve tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, that contains fibers and nerve cell bodies and is dark reddish-gray. Compare white matter. 1
noun gray matter Informal. brains or intellect. 1
noun gray matter brain tissue 1
noun gray matter brains, intelligence 1
uncountable noun gray matter You can refer to your intelligence or your brains as gray matter. 0
noun gray matter grayish nerve tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting chiefly of nerve cells, with few nerve fibers 0

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Origin of gray matter

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40

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Parts of speech for Gray matter

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gray matter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for gray matter

noun gray matter

bean — Beans such as green beans, French beans, or broad beans are the seeds of a climbing plant or the long thin cases which contain those seeds.
noggin — a small cup or mug.
pate — porcelain paste used in ceramic work.
smarts — to be a source of sharp, local, and usually superficial pain, as a wound.
noodle — Slang. the head.

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