Definition of encephalic in English:
encephalic
adjective ɛnˈkɛf(ə)lɪkˌɛnsɪˈfalɪkˌɛnsəˈfælɪk
Anatomy Relating to, affecting, or situated in the brain.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's often called paradoxical sleeping because it's characterized by heightened encephalic activity but also muscular immobility.
- Evidently, the primordia of the adult antennae are formed during embryogenesis in the form of the larval antennae, which also holds for most other head structures in the encephalic Tribolium.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek enkephalos 'brain' (from en- 'in' + kephalē 'head') + -ic.
Rhymes
Alec, cephalic, Gallic, intervallic, italic, medallic, mesocephalic, metallic, phallic, Salic, tantalic, Uralic, Vandalic
Definition of encephalic in US English:
encephalic
adjectiveˌensəˈfalikˌɛnsəˈfælɪk
Anatomy Relating to, affecting, or situated in the brain.
Example sentencesExamples
- It's often called paradoxical sleeping because it's characterized by heightened encephalic activity but also muscular immobility.
- Evidently, the primordia of the adult antennae are formed during embryogenesis in the form of the larval antennae, which also holds for most other head structures in the encephalic Tribolium.
Origin
Mid 19th century: from Greek enkephalos ‘brain’ (from en- ‘in’ + kephalē ‘head’) + -ic.