nerve centre
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a center that provides information and control
the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam
Types & categories
- centre hypernym
Sense 2 noun
a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere
Types & categories
- neural structure hypernym
- auditory center hyponym
- rhinencephalon hyponym
- Broca's area hyponym
- Wernicke's area hyponym
- superior colliculus hyponym
- inferior colliculus hyponym
- respiratory center hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | centre |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | neural structure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | auditory center |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | rhinencephalon |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Broca's area |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | Wernicke's area |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | superior colliculus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inferior colliculus |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | respiratory center |