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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmateria gris
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maˈte.ɾja ɣɾis
"Necesitamos usar más materia gris para resolver esto."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Intellectual capacity, intelligence, or mental energy used to solve problems or perform complex tasks.
"Solving this mathematical puzzle will require a lot of brainpower." - 2
The collective intelligence or expertise of a group of people.
"The company hired top consultants to add more brainpower to their research and development division."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed in the late 19th century from the words 'brain' (derived from Old English 'brægen') and 'power' (from Old French 'poder', ultimately from Latin 'potere'). It originally emerged in journalistic contexts to denote intellectual capacity, mental vigor, or the collective intelligence of a group.
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puissance intellectuelle
Transliteration: pɥis.ɑ̃sɛ̃.tɛ.lɛk.tɥɛl
"Ce projet exige beaucoup de puissance intellectuelle."
Denkvermögen
Transliteration: ˈdɛŋk.fɛɐ̯ˌmøːɡn̩
"Für diese Aufgabe braucht man viel Denkvermögen."
intelligenza
Transliteration: in.tel.liˈdʒɛn.tsa
"Questo problema richiede molta intelligenza."
materia gris
Transliteration: maˈte.ɾja ɣɾis
"Necesitamos usar más materia gris para resolver esto."
capacidade intelectual
Transliteration: ka.pa.siˈda.dʒi ĩ.te.le.tuˈaw
"O projeto exigiu muita capacidade intelectual."
बुद्धिमत्ता
Transliteration: buddhimattā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"इस कठिन समस्या को हल करने के लिए बहुत बुद्धिमत्ता की आवश्यकता है।"
智力
Transliteration: zhì lì
Script: 中文汉字
"完成这项任务需要大量的智力。"
두뇌 능력
Transliteration: dunoe nneungryeok
Script: 한국어 한글
"이 문제를 풀려면 상당한 두뇌 능력이 필요하다."
知力
Transliteration: chiryoku
Script: 日本語
"この課題を解決するには多くの知力が必要だ。"
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