"effector" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: effectors [plural]
Etymology: From effect + -or. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|effect|or}} effect + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} effector (plural effectors)
  1. (biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-effector-en-noun-qWRWy3DB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 35 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 29 22 28 21 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  2. (biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-effector-en-noun-lYGONbmq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 35 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 29 22 28 21 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-effector-en-noun-o6HZ8Ats Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 35 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 29 22 28 21 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  4. An actuator.
    Sense id: en-effector-en-noun-a8f30QFl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 32 22 35 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 29 22 28 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: effectour [obsolete] Derived forms: end-effector, osmoeffector

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /efˈfek.tor/ [Classical], [ɛfˈfɛkt̪ɔr] [Classical], /efˈfek.tor/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [efˈfɛkt̪or] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: effectus, perfect passive participle of efficiō (“to cause to occur, yield”) + -tor Etymology templates: {{m|la|effectus}} effectus, {{af|la|efficiō|-tor|gloss1=to cause to occur, yield}} efficiō (“to cause to occur, yield”) + -tor Head templates: {{la-noun|effector<3>|g=m}} effector m (genitive effectōris); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|effector<3>}} Forms: effectōris [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], effector [nominative, singular], effectōrēs [nominative, plural], effectōris [genitive, singular], effectōrum [genitive, plural], effectōrī [dative, singular], effectōribus [dative, plural], effectōrem [accusative, singular], effectōrēs [accusative, plural], effectōre [ablative, singular], effectōribus [ablative, plural], effector [singular, vocative], effectōrēs [plural, vocative]
  1. an effecter, producer, cause Tags: declension-3, masculine

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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