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/, /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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Noun
efferent (plural efferents)
Related terms
Further reading
- “efferent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “efferent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “efferent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Danish
Etymology
Adjective
efferent
Inflection
| positive | comparative | superlative | |
|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite 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
Verb
efferent
- third-person plural present active subjunctive of efferō