"deferent" meaning in English

See deferent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈdɛfəɹənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deferent.wav Forms: more deferent [comparative], most deferent [superlative]
Etymology: From French déférent, from Latin dēferēns, dēferentis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|déférent}} French déférent, {{uder|en|la|deferens|dēferēns, dēferentis}} Latin dēferēns, dēferentis Head templates: {{en-adj}} deferent (comparative more deferent, superlative most deferent)
  1. Showing deference; deferential. Translations (Showing deference): почти́телен (počtítelen) (Bulgarian), باادب (bâadab) (Persian), почти́тельный (počtítelʹnyj) (Russian), deferente (Spanish), masunurin (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-deferent-en-adj-NEptiO7Q Disambiguation of 'Showing deference': 99 1
  2. (obsolete) Serving to carry; bearing. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-deferent-en-adj-ubqxoDPu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 7 42 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 13 3 45 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: deferently Related terms: deferential

Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛfəɹənt/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deferent.wav Forms: deferents [plural]
Etymology: From French déférent, from Latin dēferēns, dēferentis. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|déférent}} French déférent, {{uder|en|la|deferens|dēferēns, dēferentis}} Latin dēferēns, dēferentis Head templates: {{en-noun}} deferent (plural deferents)
  1. (anatomy) A deferent duct in the body, as opposed to an afferent one. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-deferent-en-noun-aXw1ORiX Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (historical, Ptolemaic astronomy) An imaginary circle surrounding the Earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the centre of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Astronomy
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  3. (obsolete) That which carries or conveys. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-deferent-en-noun-gJuH0B~u Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 12 7 42 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 13 3 45 36

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    }
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}

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