parvocellular
adjective
parvocellular is spelled P-A-R-V-O-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, parvocellular means “Having small-bodied, punctate neuronal cells” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in parvocellular?
| Letters | 13: P-A-R-V-O-C-E-L-L-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is parvocellular?
Parvocellular appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of parvocellular
- more parvocellular comparative
- most parvocellular superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does parvocellular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having small-bodied, punctate neuronal cells.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does parvocellular come from?
From parvo- + cellular.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).