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def·er·ent 1
(dĕf′ər-ənt, dĕf′rənt)adj.
Showing deference; deferential.
def·er·ent 2
(dĕf′ər-ənt, dĕf′rənt)adj.
1. Anatomy Carrying down or away. Used of a duct or vessel.
2. Serving or adapted to carry or transport.
[Middle English defferent, from Latin dēferēns, dēferent-, present participle of dēferre, to carry away; see defer2.]
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deferent
(ˈdɛfərənt)adj
another word for deferential
deferent
(ˈdɛfərənt)adj
(Physiology) (esp of a bodily nerve, vessel, or duct) conveying an impulse, fluid, etc, outwards, down, or away; efferent
n
(Astronomy) astronomy (in the Ptolemaic system) a circle centred on the earth around which the centre of the epicycle was thought to move
[C17: from Latin dēferre; see defer2]
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def•er•ent
(ˈdɛf ər ənt)adj.
deferential.
[1815–25]
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| Adj. | 1. | deferent - showing deference respectful - full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance" |
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def·er·ent
a. deferente, hacia afuera.
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