1. Plural of cerebral; in phonetics, consonant sounds produced with the tongue curled back toward the hard palate.
Usage: linguistics; phonetics

1. Relating to or involving the brain or intellect; intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

Examples

• The linguist explained how cerebrals are articulated differently across languages.
• She prefers cerebrals pursuits like reading and philosophy over sports.
• Hindi and other languages use cerebrals as distinct phonetic categories.
• His cerebrals approach to problem-solving impressed the research team.
• The distinction between cerebrals and other consonants is important in phonetic analysis.