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Definition: Afferent |
AfferentAdjective1. (physiology) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "afferent" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1588. (references) |
Etymology: Afferent \Af"fer*ent\, adjective. [Latin expression afferens, present participle of afferre; ad ferre to bear.]. (Websters 1913) |
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Medicine | Concerned with the transmission of neural impulse toward the central part of the nervous system. Source: European Union. (references) |
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| Antonym: efferent (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Afferent |
| English words defined with "afferent": Aesthesodic, afferent neuron ♦ Centripetal impression ♦ Reflex action ♦ Vasomotor center. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "afferent": Acupuncture Anesthesia, Afferent Loop Syndrome, afferent nerve, Afferent Pathways ♦ Cranial Nerves ♦ Evoked Potentials, Somatosensory ♦ Internal Capsule ♦ Juxtaglomerular Apparatus ♦ Leptin, Lingual Nerve ♦ Merkel Cells ♦ Neurons, Afferent ♦ Optic Nerve Diseases, Optic Nerve Injuries, Optic Nerve Neoplasms, Optic Neuritis ♦ Phototransduction, Prefrontal Cortex ♦ Sensation Disorders, Septal Nuclei, Spinal Nerve Roots. (references) |
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| "Afferent" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 90.91% of the time. "Afferent" is used about 22 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 90.91% | 20 | 78,262 |
| Noun (singular) | 9.09% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 22 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "afferent": afferent fibre ♦ Afferent Loop Syndrome ♦ afferent nerve ♦ afferent neuron ♦ Afferent Pathways. Additional references. | |
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| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
afferent | 12 |
afferent defect pupillary | 4 |
neuron afferent | 3 |
afferent loop syndrome | 2 |
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| Language | Translations for "afferent"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | centripetal (centripetal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | аферентен. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | "入 (encode, input, IP). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | afferent, afferens, tilfoerende, centripetalt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | afferens, aferent, aanvoerend, centripetaal (centripetal). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | afferentti hermorata (afferent nerve), tuova kuitu (afferent fibre), tuova hermorata (afferent nerve), tuojakuitu (afferent fibre). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | afférent. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | hinbringend (taking there). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | προσαγωγός (adductor), εισάγων (admitter, preluder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מביא (bearer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | tápláló (alimentary, feeder, feeding, hearty, nourishing, nurturer, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive, rich, substantial, sustaining, wholesome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | afferente (tributary). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | afferentay aferente (effervesce). (various references) aferent. (various references) афферентный. (various references) dovodni. (various references) aferente. (various references) afferent nerv (afferent fibre, afferent nerve). (various references) getiren (bearer). (various references) доцентровий (centripetal, divective). (various references) hướng tâm (centripetal), dẫn v o. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "afferent": afferently, afferents. (additional references) | |
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"Afferent" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Afreen, afrench, Raffarin. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "afferent" (pronounced a"ferunt) |
| 5 | -f er u n t | different, efferent. |
| 4 | -er u n t | accelerant, aspirant, belligerent, cormorant, deodorant, expectorant, exuberant, ignorant, intolerant, irreverent, itinerant, odorant, operant, refrigerant, reverent, tolerant. |
| 3 | -u n t | abandonment, abatement, aberrant, abhorrent, abortifacient, absent, absorbent, abstinent, abundant, accident, accompaniment, accomplishment, accountant, accouterment, achievement, acknowledgement, acknowledgment, adamant, adherent, adjacent, adjournment, adjustment, adjutant, adolescent, adornment, advancement, advertisement, advisement, affiant, affluent, agent, aggrandizement, agreement, ailment, alignment, allotment, amazement, ambient, ambivalent, amendment, amusement, ancient, announcement, annulment, antecedent, antidepressant, antigovernment, antioxidant, apartment, apparent, appeasement, applicant, appointment, apportionment, ardent, argent, argument, armament, arraignment, arrangement, arrant, arrogant, ascendant, assailant, assessment, assignment, assistant, assortment, astonishment, astringent, atonement, attachment, attainment, attendant, banishment, basement, battlement, bemusement, beneficent, benevolent, bereavement, betterment, bewilderment, blandishment, blatant, bombardment, brilliant, buoyant, celebrant, claimant, clairvoyant, Clement, client, coefficient, cogent, cognizant, coherent, coincident, combatant, commandment, commencement, commitment, compartment, competent, complacent, complainant, complaisant, complement, compliant, component, comportment, concealment, concomitant, concurrent, condiment, confident, confinement, confluent, consequent, consignment, consistent, consonant, constant, constituent, consultant, containment, contaminant, contentment, contestant, continent, contingent, convalescent, convenient, convent, convergent, conversant, coolant, copayment, corespondent, correspondent, Courant, covenant, Crescent, crosscurrent, current, curtailment, debarment, debasement, decadent, decedent, decent, declarant, decongestant, defendant, deferment, defiant, deficient, defoliant, delinquent, department, dependent, deployment, deportment, depressant, derailment, descendant, descendent, despondent, detachment, detergent, determent, determinant, deterrent, detriment, development, deviant, diligent, diminishment, disagreement, disappointment, disarmament, disbarment, disbursement, discernment, discordant, discouragement, disenchantment, disenfranchisement, disengagement, disestablishment, disgruntlement, disillusionment, disinfectant, disinvestment, dismantlement, dismemberment, disobedient, dispersant, displacement, dissident, dissonant, distant, divalent, divergent, divestment, docent, dominant, dormant, easement, ebullient, effervescent, efficient, effluent, elegant, element, elephant, eloquent, embankment, embarrassment, embayment, embellishment, embezzlement, embodiment, emergent, emigrant, eminent, emplacement, employment, empowerment, enactment, encampment, enchantment, encirclement, encouragement, encroachment, endangerment, endearment, endorsement, endowment, enforcement, engagement, enhancement, enjoyment, enlargement, enlightenment, enlistment, enrichment, enrollment, enslavement, entanglement, entertainment, enticement, entitlement, entombment, entrant, entrapment, entrenchment, environment, equipment, equivalent, errant, escapement, escarpment, esculent, establishment, estrangement, evanescent, evident, excellent, excitement, excrement, exigent, existent, exorbitant, expectant, expedient, experiment, exponent, extant, extinguishment, extravagant, exultant, Fabricant, fervent, figment, filament, flagrant, flamboyant, flatulent, flippant, fluent, fluorescent, formant, fragment, fragrant, fraudulent, frequent, fulfillment, gallant, garment, garnishment, giant, government, grandiloquent, grandparent, harassment, hesitant, hydrant, immanent, immigrant, imminent, impairment, impatient, impeachment, impediment, impertinent, implement, important, impotent, impoundment, impoverishment, impressment, imprisonment, improvement, imprudent, inadvertent, incandescent, incessant, incident, incipient, incitement, inclement, incoherent, incompetent, inconsistent, incontinent, inconvenient, increment, incumbent, indecent, independent, indictment, indifferent, indigent, indignant, indolent, inducement, indulgent, inefficient, infant, informant, infotainment, infrequent, infringement, ingredient, inhabitant, inhalant, inherent, innocent, inpatient, insignificant, insistent, insolent, insolvent, installment, instant, instrument, insufficient, insurgent, integument, intelligent, intercurrent, interdependent, intermittent, internment, intersegment, intransigent, invariant, investment, involvement, iridescent, irrelevant, irritant, jubilant, judgement, judgment, latent, leant, lenient, lieutenant, ligament, litigant, lubricant, lucent, luminescent, luxuriant, magnificent, malevolent, malignant, maltreatment, management, measurement, merchant, micromanagement, migrant, militant, miscreant, misgovernment, misjudgment, mismanagement, misstatement, mistreatment, moment, monovalent, monument, mordant, movement, mutant, nascent, negligent, noncombatant, nonexistent, nongovernment, nonmanagement, nonpayment, nonresident, nonviolent, nourishment, nutrient, obedient, observant, obsolescent, occupant, ointment, omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient, opponent, opulent, ornament, orpiment, outpatient, outplacement, overconfident, overpayment, overstatement, oxidant, pageant, parchment, parent, parliament, participant, patent, patient, pavement, payment, peasant, penchant, pendant, penitent, pennant, percipient, permanent, persistent, pertinent, petulant, pheasant, pigment, piquant, placement, pleasant, pliant, poignant, pollutant, postponement, postretirement, potent, preadolescent, precedent, predicament, predominant, preeminent, pregnant, prejudgment, prepayment, prescient, present, presentment, prevalent, procurement, proficient, prominent, pronouncement, propellant, proponent, protestant, provident, prudent, prurient, pungent, punishment, pursuant, puzzlement, quadrant, quiescent, quotient, radiant, rampant, readjustment, reagent, realignment, reappointment, reapportionment, rearmament, rearrangement, reassessment, reassignment, recalcitrant, recent, recipient, recombinant, recruitment, recurrent, redeployment, redevelopment, redundant, reemployment, reenactment, refinement, refreshment, refurbishment, Regent, regiment, registrant, reimbursement, reinforcement, reinstatement, reinvestment, relevant, reliant, reluctant, reminiscent, remnant, repayment, repellent, repentant, replacement, replenishment, repugnant, requirement, resentment, resettlement, resident, resilient, resistant, resonant, resplendent, respondent, restatement, resultant, resurgent, retardant, reticent, retirement, retrenchment, rodent, rudiment, ruminant, sacrament, salient, seafront, sealant, sediment, segment, semipermanent, sentiment, Sequent, sergeant, serpent, servant, settlement, shipment, significant, silent, solvent, somnolent, stagnant, statement, stimulant, strident, stringent, student, subcontinent, subsequent, subservient, succulent, sufficient, supergiant, superintendent, supplement, supplicant, suppressant, surfactant, talent, tangent, temperament, tenant, tenement, testament, tetravalent, torrent, tournament, transcendent, transient, translucent, transparent, treatment, trenchant, trident, triumphant, truant, truculent, tumescent, turbulent, tyrant, undercurrent, underdevelopment, underemployment, undergarment, underpayment, understatement, unemployment, unimportant, unpleasant, unrepentant, urgent, vacant, vagrant, valiant, variant, vehement, verdant, vibrant, vigilant, violent, virulent, warrant, wonderment. |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-f-f-n-r-t" | |
-2 letters: afreet, entera, feater, neater. | |
-3 letters: after, antre, arete, eaten, eater, enate, enter, frena, ranee, rente, terne, treen. | |
-4 letters: ante, earn, erne, etna, fane, fare, fart, fate, fear, feat, feet, fere, fern, feta, fete, frae, frat, free, fret, near, neat, raff, raft, rant, rate, reef, reft, rent, rete, tare, tarn, tear, teen, teff, tern, tree, tref. | |
-5 letters: aff, aft, ane, ant, are, arf, art, ate, ear, eat, eff, eft, era, ere, ern, eta, fan, far, fat, fee, fen, fer, fet, nae, nee, net, ran, rat, ree, ref, ret, tae, tan, tar, tea, tee, ten. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-f-f-n-r-t" | |
+1 letter: afferents. | |
+2 letters: afferently. | |
+3 letters: differentia. | |
+4 letters: differentiae, differential, understaffed. | |
+5 letters: differentials, differentiate, reafforesting. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 66 66 65 72 65 6E 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- ..-. ..-. . .-. . -. - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01100110 01100110 01100101 01110010 01100101 01101110 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A f f e r e n t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0066 0066 0065 0072 0065 006E 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3572727184718086 |
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