mass action

1. 1.

   (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning

   Synonymsmass-action principle

   Broaderprinciple

   neurology

Questions about mass action

What does mass action mean?

mass action means "(neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning".

What is another word for mass action?

Close synonyms include mass-action principle. 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.

Is mass action a common word?