afferent
/ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/
afferent adjective: carrying towards.
Adjective
afferent (not comparable)
- Carrying towards.
- An afferent nerve carries impulses from the body to the brain.
- Antonyms:
- efferent
Noun
afferent (plural afferents)
- An afferent structure or connection.
afferent meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Malay
afferent in Tamil
- புலன்களிலிருந்து உட்செல்லும் நரம்பு, உட்செல் நுண் தமனி, இகல், உறுப்பு நோக்குச் சிரை, செவி நரம்பு, நடு ஈர்ப்பு வழி
afferent in Urdu
- درآوَر اعصاب
afferent in Kannada
- ಒಳಸಾಗುವ, ಒಳಹರಿವ, ಒಳತರುವ
afferent in Malay
- Carrying towards
- aferen
More languagesFewer languages
- afferent in Indonesian
- aferen
- afferent in Persian
- آوران âvarân
Antonyms of afferent
Forms of afferent
| plural | afferents |
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Origin of afferent
From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”). By surface analysis, af- + -fer + -ent.
Words formed from afferent
Questions about afferent
- What does afferent mean?
- Afferent means carrying towards.
- What is afferent in Tamil?
- Afferent in Tamil is புலன்களிலிருந்து உட்செல்லும் நரம்பு, உட்செல் நுண் தமனி, இகல். See Afferent meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is afferent?
- Afferent can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce afferent?
- Afferent is pronounced /ˈæ.fə.ɹənt/.
Words near afferent in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: afferent (page history and authors); afferent (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); afferent (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); afferent (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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