Meanings
pons1
nounpons (plural pontes)
plural pontes
- anatomyA band of nerve fibres, from the Latin term pōns Varoliī, within the brain stem.
Pons2
proper noun
- pluralplural of Pon
PONs3
noun
- pluralplural of PON
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain
Similar
Broader
neural structure
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Origin
- Latinpōns“bridge”
- Englishpons
Borrowed from Latin pōns (“bridge”). Doublet of Pontus.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic جسر
- جسرpart of the brain
Chinese Mandarin 橋腦 /桥脑, 腦橋 /脑桥
- 橋腦 /桥脑 (qiáonǎo)part of the brain
- 腦橋 /脑桥 (nǎoqiáo)part of the brain
Czech most
- mostpart of the brain
Esperanto cerba ponto
- cerba pontopart of the brain
Estonian sild, ajusild
- sildpart of the brain
- ajusildpart of the brain
Finnish silta, aivosilta
- siltabridge-like tissue
- aivosiltapart of the brain
French pont
- pontpart of the brain
German Pons
- Ponspart of the brain
Greek γέφυρα
- γέφυρα (géfyra)part of the brain
Norwegian Bokmål hjernebro, hjernebru
- hjernebropart of the brain
- hjernebrupart of the brain
Polish most, most
- mostbridge-like tissue
- mostpart of the brain
Spanish puente troncoencefálico, pons
- puente troncoencefálicopart of the brain
- ponspart of the brain
Swedish hjärnbrygga, pons
- hjärnbryggapart of the brain
- ponspart of the brain
Turkish köprü
- köprüpart of the brain
Vietnamese cầu não
- cầu nãopart of the brain
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with pons
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APA
pons. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pons
MLA
“pons.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pons. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pons,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pons.
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