English dictionary

Pons

/p/A/nz/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976)

noun.person

Synonyms alice-josephine pons lily pons

Source: WordNet 3.0
a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain

noun.body

Synonyms pons varolii

Source: WordNet 3.0
A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others, but especially to the <i>pons Varolii</i>, a prominent band of nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See <u>Brain</u>.

noun

Source: webster1913