cortical

1. 1.

   of or relating to a cortex

Questions about cortical

What does cortical mean?

cortical means "of or relating to a cortex".

How many syllables are in cortical?

cortical has 3 syllables: cor-ti-cal. The stress falls on "cor". In IPA it is /ˈkɔɹtəkəl/.

Is cortical a common word?

cortical is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.