Meanings
nouncerebellum (plural cerebellums or cerebella)
plural cerebellums · plural cerebella
- anatomyPart 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 61Synonyms: parencephalon
Synonyms & antonyms
nounPart 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.
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Origin
- Latincerebellum
- Englishcerebellum
Learned borrowing from Latin cerebellum, diminutive of cerebrum.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek παρεγκεφαλίς
- παρεγκεφαλίς (parenkephalís)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Arabic مُخَيْخ
- مُخَيْخ (muḵayḵ)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Bengali লঘুমস্তিষ্ক
- লঘুমস্তিষ্ক (loghumostiśko)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Bulgarian ма́лък мо́зък
- ма́лък мо́зък (málăk mózăk)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Catalan cerebel
- cerebelpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Chinese Mandarin 小腦 /小脑
- 小腦 /小脑 (xiǎonǎo)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Czech mozeček
- mozečekpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Danish lillehjerne
- lillehjernepart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Dutch kleine hersenen
- kleine hersenenpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Esperanto cerbeto
- cerbetopart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Finnish pikkuaivot
- pikkuaivotpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
French cervelet
- cerveletpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
German Kleinhirn
- Kleinhirnpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Greek παρεγκεφαλίς, παρεγκεφαλίδα
- παρεγκεφαλίς (paregkefalís)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
- παρεγκεφαλίδα (paregkefalída)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Hebrew הַמּוֹחַ הַקָּטָן
- הַמּוֹחַ הַקָּטָן (hamoákh hakatán)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Hindi अनुमस्तिष्क, सेरिबेलम
- अनुमस्तिष्क (anumastiṣk)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
- सेरिबेलम (seribelam)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Hungarian kisagy
- kisagypart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Indonesian otak kecil, serebelum
- otak kecilpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
- serebelumpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Italian cervelletto
- cervellettopart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Japanese 小脳
- 小脳 (shōnō)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Korean 소뇌
- 소뇌 (sonoe)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Malay serebelum
- serebelumpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Māori roroiti, roro tuarongo
- roroitipart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
- roro tuarongopart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Norwegian Bokmål lillehjerne
- lillehjernepart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Persian مخچه
- مخچه (moxče)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Polish móżdżek
- móżdżekpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Portuguese cerebelo
- cerebelopart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Romanian cerebel, creieraș
- cerebelpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
- creierașpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Russian мозжечо́к
- мозжечо́к (mozžečók)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Slovak mozoček
- mozočekpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Spanish cerebelo
- cerebelopart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Swedish lillhjärna, cerebellum
- lillhjärnapart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
- cerebellumpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Thai สมองน้อย
- สมองน้อยpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Turkish beyincik
- beyincikpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Ukrainian мо́зочок, мі́зочок
- мо́зочок (mózočok)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
- мі́зочок (mízočok)part of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Vietnamese tiểu não
- tiểu nãopart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Welsh serebelwm
- serebelwmpart of the hindbrain in vertebrates
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cerebellum
vellumantebellumflagellumscutellumAbelamarchicerebellumcapitellumcerebrocerebellumclitellumflabellumhaustellumlabellumneocerebellumpaleocerebellumpostbellumrostellumskellumspinocerebellumstatus quo ante bellumvestibulocerebellum
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APA
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“cerebellum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebellum. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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