brainstorming

== English == === Etymology === From brainstorm +‎ -ing. === Pronunciation === === Noun === brainstorming (countable and uncountable, plural brainstormings) A method of problem solving in which members of a group contribute ideas spontaneously. Synonym: thought shower Hyponym: brainwriting Coordinate terms: blue-sky thinking, masterminding ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === brainstorming present participle and gerund of brainstorm === Further reading === brainstorming on Wikipedia.Wikipedia == French == === Pronunciation === === Noun === brainstorming m (uncountable) brainstorming == Romanian == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English brainstorming. === Noun === brainstorming n (plural brainstorminguri) brainstorming ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English brainstorming. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɾeinsˈtoɾmin/ [bɾẽĩnsˈt̪oɾ.mĩn] Rhymes: -oɾmin IPA(key): /ˈbɾeinstoɾmin/ [ˈbɾẽĩns.t̪oɾ.mĩn] Rhymes: -einstoɾmin IPA(key): /bɾeinesˈtoɾmin/ [bɾei̯.nesˈt̪oɾ.mĩn] Rhymes: -oɾmin Syllabification: brains‧tor‧ming === Noun === brainstorming m (plural brainstormings) brainstorming (method of problem solving) Synonyms: lluvia de ideas, tormenta de ideas ==== Usage notes ==== According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed. === Further reading === Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “brainstorming”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA