Usually means: Carrying impulses away from center.
Definitions Related words Phrases Mentions History
We found 30 dictionaries that define the word efferent:

General (20 matching dictionaries)
  1. efferent: Merriam-Webster
  2. efferent: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. efferent: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. efferent: Collins English Dictionary
  5. efferent: Vocabulary.com
  6. efferent: Wordnik
  7. efferent: Wiktionary
  8. efferent: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  9. efferent: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  10. efferent: Infoplease Dictionary
  11. efferent: Dictionary.com
  12. Efferent: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  13. Efferent: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  14. efferent: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  15. efferent: Rhymezone
  16. Efferent: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  17. efferent: FreeDictionary.org
  18. efferent: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  19. efferent: Mnemonic Dictionary
  20. efferent: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. efferent: Encyclopedia

Medicine (8 matching dictionaries)
  1. efferent: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
  2. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Efferent: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  4. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Efferent: Visionary
  6. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)
  7. efferent: Medical dictionary
  8. Efferent: Drug Medical Dictionary

Science (1 matching dictionary)
  1. Visionary, for the Study of Vision (No longer online)

(Note: See efferently as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (efferent)

adjective:  Carrying away from.
adjective:  Carried outward.
noun:  A duct or stream that carries away.

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:

Words similar to efferent

Usage examples for efferent

Idioms related to efferent

Wikipedia articles (New!)

Popular adjectives describing efferent

Popular nouns described by efferent

Words that often appear near efferent

Rhymes of efferent

Invented words related to efferent

Similar:

Opposite:

Types:

Phrases:

Adjectives:



Writing poetry or lyrics? You can find related words that match a given meter.
This feature is permanently available from the "Related words" tab and from the Thesaurus.





Home   Reverse Dictionary / Thesaurus   Datamuse   Word games   Spruce   Feedback   Dark mode   Random word   Help


Color thesaurus

Use OneLook to find colors for words and words for colors

See an example

Literary notes

Use OneLook to learn how words are used by great writers

See an example

Word games

Try our innovative vocabulary games

Play Now

Read the latest OneLook newsletter issue: Threepeat Redux