"effector" meaning in English

See effector in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɪˈfek.tə/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation], /ɪˈfɛk.tə/ [General-Australian, Received-Pronunciation, Received-Pronunciation, also], /ɪˈfɛk.təɹ/ [Canada, General-American], /əˈfek.tə/ [New-Zealand], /ɪˈfɛk.təɾ/ [Scotland], /ɪˈfɛ(ː)k.ʈɜː(ɾ)/ [India], /ɪˈfɛ(ː)k.ʈəɾ/ [India] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-effector.wav [US] Forms: effectors [plural], effecter [alternative], effectour [alternative, obsolete]
enPR: ĭ-fĕk′tər Rhymes: -ɛktə(ɹ) Etymology: From effect + -or. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|effect|-or&lt;id:agent noun&gt;|text=*}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent nouns", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-tōr", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ātor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-eor", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-our", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" }, { "keyword_abbrev" : "lbor.", "keyword_label" : "Learned borrowing from", "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*-tōr<id:agent nouns>", "id" : "agent nouns" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-tor", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "lbor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-or", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "effector", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="effector"> From effect + -or. Head templates: {{en-noun}} effector (plural effectors)
  1. (biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
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  2. (biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
    Sense id: en-effector-en-noun-lYGONbmq Categories (other): Biology, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or (agent noun), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 32 24 33 11 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 34 27 30 9 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 23 33 15 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or (agent noun): 34 22 35 9 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 28 24 28 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 23 29 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 32 23 32 13 Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
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  4. An actuator.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
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    },
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    },
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      "word": "effectorless"
    },
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    },
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    {
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    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "efficacy"
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    {
      "word": "efficiency"
    },
    {
      "word": "efficient"
    },
    {
      "word": "receptor"
    }
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        [
          "biology",
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          "molecule",
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        "An actuator."
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      ]
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ɪˈfek.tə/",
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        "General-Australian",
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/əˈfek.tə/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈfɛk.təɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "Scotland"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈfɛ(ː)k.ʈɜː(ɾ)/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɪˈfɛ(ː)k.ʈəɾ/",
      "tags": [
        "India"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛktə(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
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}

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