Noun: nerve center nurv sen-tur
Usage: US (elsewhere: nerve centre)
Usage: US (elsewhere: nerve centre)
- A center that provides information and control
"the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam";
- nerve centre [Brit, Cdn]
- A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
"in most people the speech nerve center is in the left hemisphere";
- center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], nerve centre [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: nerve centers
Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], neural structure
Encyclopedia: Nerve center