Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pons

2 senses of pons

Sense 1
Pons, Lily Pons, Alice-Josephine Pons -- (United States coloratura soprano (born in France) (1904-1976))
       INSTANCE OF=> coloratura, coloratura soprano -- (a lyric soprano who specializes in coloratura vocal music)

Sense 2
pons, pons Varolii -- (a band of nerve fibers linking the medulla oblongata and the cerebellum with the midbrain)
       => neural structure -- (a structure that is part of the nervous system)