cortex

1. 1.

   the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

   Synonymscerebral cortexcerebral mantlepallium

   Broaderneural structure

   Narrowerneopalliumarchipallium

   Part ofcerebrum

   PartsGolgi's cellcortical areafrontal lobeprefrontal lobeparietal lobeoccipital lobe
2. 2.

   the tissue forming the outer layer of an organ or structure in plant or animal

   Antonymsmedulla

   Broaderanimal tissueplant tissue

   Narroweradrenal cortexrenal cortex
3. 3.

   the tissue that surrounds the lens nucleus

   Synonymslens cortex

   Broaderanimal tissue

   Part oflens

Other forms of cortex

plural

cortices

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about cortex

What does cortex mean?

cortex means "the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in cortex?

cortex has 2 syllables: cor-tex. The stress falls on "cor". In IPA it is /ˈkɔɹtɛks/.

What is another word for cortex?

Close synonyms include cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, lens cortex. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of cortex?

The recorded antonyms are medulla.

Is cortex a common word?

cortex is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.