efferent
English
Etymology
From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/, IPA(key): /ˈɛ.fə.ɹənt/
Adjective
efferent (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
Derived terms
Translations
carrying away from
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Further reading
- “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
Inflection
| Inflection of efferent | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Latin
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