neuron

Other forms of neuron

plural

neurons·

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 neuron

What does neuron mean?

neuron means "a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses".

How many syllables are in neuron?

neuron has 2 syllables: neur-on. The stress falls on "neur". In IPA it is /ˈnʊɹɑn/.

What is another word for neuron?

Close synonyms include nerve cell. 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 neuron a common word?

neuron 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.