deferent

deferent
Carrying away. [L. deferens, pres. p. of defero, to carry away]

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def·er·ent 'def-ə-rənt, -.er-ənt adj of, relating to, or supplying the vas deferens <\deferent arteries>

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adj.
1. carrying away from or down from.
2. relating to the vas deferens.

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def·er·ent (defґər-ənt) [L. deferens carrying away] conveying anything away, as from a center.

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  • déférent — déférent, ente [ deferɑ̃, ɑ̃t ] adj. • 1520; lat. deferens, p. prés. de deferre → déférer I ♦ Didact. Qui conduit vers l extérieur. Anat. Les canaux déférents : les canaux excréteurs des testicules. II ♦ (1690) Qui a, qui témoigne de la déférence …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • deferent — DEFERÉNT, Ă, deferenţi, te, adj. Plin de deferenţă; care arată deferenţă; respectuos; condescendent. – Din fr. déférent, lat. deferens, ntis. Trimis de dante, 14.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  DEFERÉNT adj. v. respectuos. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007.… …   Dicționar Român

  • Deferent — Def er*ent, a. [L. deferens, p. pr. of deferre. See 3d {Defer}.] Serving to carry; bearing. [R.] Bodies deferent. Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Deferent — Def er*ent, n. 1. That which carries or conveys. [1913 Webster] Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. (Ptolemaic Astron.) An imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deferent — 1620s, from Fr. déférent (16c.), from L. deferentem (nom. deferens), prp. of deferre to carry down or away (see DEFER (Cf. defer) (2)). Earlier in M.E. as a word in astronomy (early 15c.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • deferent — deferent1 [def′ər ənt] adj. DEFERENTIAL deferent2 [def′ər ənt] adj. [Fr déférent < L deferens, prp. of deferre: see DEFER2] 1. carrying down or out 2. Anat. of or relating to the vas deferens …   English World dictionary

  • Deferént — (lat.), der Deferierende (s. Deferieren); auf Münzen Zeichen des Prägortes oder des Münzmeisters …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Deferént — (lat.), Angeber, Anbringer, Eidesanträger …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Deferent — Deferent, lat., Anbringer, Angeber; Eidesantrager. Deferenz, Willfährigkeit; deferiren, vorbringen, anzeigen, in der Rechtssprache bewilligen; auf Eid antragen; deferirter Eid, angetragener Eid …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • déférent — (dé fé ran) adj. m. 1°   Terme d astronomie. Cercle déférent, ou, substantivement, le déférent, cercle imaginé par les anciens astronomes pour expliquer certaines inégalités des planètes, vues de la terre supposée immobile au centre du monde.… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • deferent — deferent1 /def euhr euhnt/, adj. marked by or showing deference: She was always deferent to her elders. [1815 25; DEFER2 + ENT] deferent2 /def euhr euhnt/, adj. Anat. 1. conveying away; efferent. 2. of or pertaining to the vas deferens. n. 3.… …   Universalium

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