English to English Dictionary

Coffin

A long, narrow box, typically of wood, in which a dead body is buried or cremated.

Coffre-fort

A strong, secure container used for storing valuables, typically locked and often fireproof.

Cog

A tooth on the rim of a gear or wheel that engages with another gear or wheel.

Cogging

The undesirable phenomenon of uneven or jerky rotation in a motor, caused by magnetic attraction between the rotor magnets and stator teeth.

Cogito

A philosophical proposition asserting that the act of thinking is evidence of one's existence.

Cognate

A word that has the same linguistic derivation as another, sharing a common origin or root.

Cognisant

Having knowledge or being aware of something.

Cognition

The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.

Cognitive

Relating to the mental processes of perception, memory, judgment, and reasoning.

Cognitive Science

An interdisciplinary field that studies the mind and its processes, including how people think, learn, remember, and perceive.

Cognitive computing

The simulation of human thought processes in a computerized model, using self-learning algorithms that use data mining, pattern recognition, and natural language processing.

Cognitive rehabilitation

A therapeutic approach designed to improve or restore cognitive functioning and alleviate cognitive deficits after brain injury or disease.