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Colliculus in a sentence

Colliculus meaning

A small elevation.

Using Colliculus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small elevation.

Context around Colliculus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

inferior 1× superior 1×

Often after:

cerebellum 1×

Sentence patterns with Colliculus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

ganglia superior colliculus cerebellum and 1× inferior colliculus ic aids 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

inferior colliculus ic 1× instead of a 1×

Common sentence endings:

several brainstem nuclei 1× to pain stimuli 1×

Words around Colliculus

Just before it in the word index:

colliar 2 colli 9 colleyville 9 colley 30 colleville 10 colletto 5

Just after it in the word index:

collicutt 3 collide 228 collided 680 collider 116 colliders 2 collides 52

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabc 4 aacr 4 aacsb 4 aadar 4 aadk 4 aadujeevitham 4

Corpus analysis for Colliculus

  • In this selection, "colliculus" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, inferior, superior and cerebellum stand out and add context to how "colliculus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include ganglia superior colliculus cerebellum and and inferior colliculus ic aids. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "colliculus" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with colliculus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Inferior colliculus (IC) aids in sound orienting to pain stimuli. (10 words)

Instead of a one or two step chain of processing, the visual signals pass through perhaps a dozen stages of integration, involving the thalamus, cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, superior colliculus, cerebellum, and several brainstem nuclei. (35 words)

Longer example sentences

Instead of a one or two step chain of processing, the visual signals pass through perhaps a dozen stages of integration, involving the thalamus, cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, superior colliculus, cerebellum, and several brainstem nuclei. (35 words)

Inferior colliculus (IC) aids in sound orienting to pain stimuli. (10 words)

Example sentences (2)

Inferior colliculus (IC) aids in sound orienting to pain stimuli.

Instead of a one or two step chain of processing, the visual signals pass through perhaps a dozen stages of integration, involving the thalamus, cerebral cortex, basal ganglia, superior colliculus, cerebellum, and several brainstem nuclei.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "colliculus" in a sentence?
An example: "Inferior colliculus (IC) aids in sound orienting to pain stimuli." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "colliculus" from authentic English texts.
What does "colliculus" mean?
Colliculus means: A small elevation.
How many example sentences with "colliculus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "colliculus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.