grey matter

grey mat·ter

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [grey mat-er]
- /greɪ ˈmæt ər/
- /ɡreɪ ˈmætə(r)/

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

Definitions of grey matter words

uncountable noun grey matter You can refer to your intelligence or your brains as grey matter. 0
noun grey matter the greyish tissue of the brain and spinal cord, containing nerve cell bodies, dendrites, and bare (unmyelinated) axons 0
noun grey matter brains or intellect 0
noun grey matter (Idiomatic) Brains; a person's ability to think. 0
noun grey matter (neuroanatomy) A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter. 0

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grey matter popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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