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