efferent
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editefferent (not comparable)
- Carrying away from.
- An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.
- Carried outward.
- Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.
Antonyms
editDerived terms
editTranslations
editcarrying away from
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Noun
editefferent (plural efferents)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “efferent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “efferent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “efferent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Danish
editEtymology
editAdjective
editefferent
Inflection
editInflection of efferent | |||
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Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
Indefinte common singular | efferent | — | —2 |
Indefinite neuter singular | efferent | — | —2 |
Plural | efferente | — | —2 |
Definite attributive1 | efferente | — | — |
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. |
Further reading
editLatin
editVerb
editefferent
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