Meanings
CNS1
plural CNSs
- abbreviationinitialismanatomyInitialism of central nervous system.
Typically, using heavy weight over low reps, sets with higher rep ranges and sets in which you are focusing on explosiveness will require a much higher output from the CNS and will require an extended amount of recovery time, somewhere around the 2- to 3-minute mark.
2010 August 9, Jeff Bayer, “Rest Periods Defined”, in AskMen
- abbreviationinitialismInitialism of Cybercast News Service; now known as CNSNews.
Comparitech, cited by CNS as a tech research consumer website, claims it is believed an estimated "10,000 domains" in China are "blocked at any one time."
2021 April 30, Joseph A. Wulfsohn, “CNSNews claims to be blocked in China, citing decline in internet traffic”, in Fox News
CNs2
- pluralplural of CN
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
German ZNS
- ZNScentral nervous system
Greek ΚΝΣ
- ΚΝΣ (KNS)central nervous system
Polish OUN, CUN
- OUNcentral nervous system
- CUNcentral nervous system
Portuguese SNC
- SNCcentral nervous system
Spanish SNC
- SNCcentral nervous system
Cite this entry
CNS. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CNS
“CNS.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CNS. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “CNS,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/CNS.
Source: CNS on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.