Meanings
plural nervous systems
- An organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.
Sudden anger rose in him. “What I’m looking for,” he barked, “is to be left in peace.” His voice trembled with a rage far bigger than her intrusion merited, the rage which shocked him whenever it coursed through his nervous system, like a flood.
2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 51 more example
Biotics manipulate mass effect fields using dozens of element zero nodules within their nervous system that react to electric stimuli from the brain. Amplifiers allow biotics to synchronize the nodules so they can form fields large and strong enough for practical use.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Biotics: Biotic Amps Codex entrySynonyms: systema nervosum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn organ system whose principal constituent is nervous tissue that coordinates the activities of muscles, monitors organs, constructs and processes data received from the senses, and initiates actions.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Arabic جِهَاز عَصَبِيّ
- جِهَاز عَصَبِيّ (jihāz ʕaṣabiyy)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Catalan sistema nerviós
- sistema nervióssystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Chinese Cantonese 神經系統 /神经系统
- 神經系統 /神经系统 (san⁴ ging¹ hai⁶ tung²)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Chinese Mandarin 神經系統 /神经系统
- 神經系統 /神经系统 (shénjīng xìtǒng)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Czech nervová soustava, nervstvo
- nervová soustavasystem which coordinates the activity of the body
- nervstvosystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Danish nervesystem
- nervesystemsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Dutch zenuwstelsel, zenuwgestel
- zenuwstelselsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
- zenuwgestelsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Esperanto nerva sistemo
- nerva sistemosystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Finnish hermosto
- hermostosystem which coordinates the activity of the body
French système nerveux
- système nerveuxsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
German Nervensystem
- Nervensystemsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Greek νευρικό σύστημα
- νευρικό σύστημα (nevrikó sýstima)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Hebrew מערכת העצבים
- מערכת העצבים (maarékhet ha-atsabím)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Hindi तंत्रिका तंत्र
- तंत्रिका तंत्र (tantrikā tantra)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Hungarian idegrendszer
- idegrendszersystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Icelandic taugakerfi
- taugakerfisystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Irish néarchóras
- néarchórassystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Italian sistema nervoso
- sistema nervososystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Japanese 神経系
- 神経系 (shinkeikei)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Latin systēma nervōsum
- systēma nervōsumsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Norwegian Bokmål nervesystem
- nervesystemsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Polish układ nerwowy
- układ nerwowysystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Portuguese sistema nervoso
- sistema nervososystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Romanian sistem nervos
- sistem nervossystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Russian не́рвная систе́ма
- не́рвная систе́ма (nérvnaja sistéma)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Spanish sistema nervioso
- sistema nerviososystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Swahili mfumo wa neva
- mfumo wa nevasystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Swedish nervsystem
- nervsystemsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Tagalog kaayusang-dagandam
- kaayusang-dagandamsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Turkish sinir sistemi
- sinir sistemisystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Ukrainian нерво́ва систе́ма
- нерво́ва систе́ма (nervóva systéma)system which coordinates the activity of the body
Vietnamese hệ thần kinh
- hệ thần kinhsystem which coordinates the activity of the body
Cite this entry
nervous system. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nervous%20system
“nervous system.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nervous%20system. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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