cerebellum

Syllables: cer·e·bel·lum/ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/US/ˌsɛrəˈbɛləm/

cerebellum noun: part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.

Noun

cerebellum (plural cerebellums or cerebella)

Part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.
- Although the cerebellum occupies just 10 per cent of the cranial cavity, it has more than half the brain’s neurons.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan, page 61
Synonyms:

parencephalon

cerebellum meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu

cerebellum in Hindi

part of the hindbrain in vertebrates: अनुमस्तिष्क anumastiṣk, सेरिबेलम seribelam

cerebellum in Tamil

சிறுமூளை, மூளி

cerebellum in Bengali

part of the hindbrain in vertebrates: লঘুমস্তিষ্ক loghumostiśko

cerebellum in Telugu

part of the hindbrain in vertebrates: అనుమస్తిష్కము anumastiṣkamu, చిన్నమెదడు cinnamedaḍu

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cerebellum in Kannada: ಕಿರಿಮಿದುಳು
cerebellum in Arabic: مُخَيْخ muḵayḵ
cerebellum in Malay: serebelum
cerebellum in Indonesian: otak kecil, serebelum
cerebellum in Persian: مخچه moxče
cerebellum in Thai: สมองน้อย
cerebellum in Vietnamese: tiểu não

Synonyms of cerebellum

parencephalon

Forms of cerebellum

plural	cerebellums
plural	cerebella

Plural of cerebellum: cerebellums or cerebella

Origin of cerebellum

Learned borrowing from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum.

Words formed from cerebellum

Words that rhyme with cerebellum

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Questions about cerebellum

What does cerebellum mean?: Cerebellum means part of the hindbrain in vertebrates. In humans it lies between the brainstem and the back of the cerebrum and is formed of two lateral lobes and a median lobe. It plays an important role in sensory perception, motor output, balance and posture.
What is cerebellum in Hindi?: Cerebellum in Hindi is अनुमस्तिष्क (anumastiṣk), सेरिबेलम (seribelam). See Cerebellum meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is cerebellum?: Cerebellum is a noun.
How do you pronounce cerebellum?: Cerebellum is pronounced /ˌsɛ.ɹɪˈbɛl.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of cerebellum?: The plural of cerebellum is cerebellums.

Words near cerebellum in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: cerebellum (page history and authors); cerebellum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); cerebellum (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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