Definition of DEFERENT

deferent

Meanings

Plural: deferents

Adjective Satellite

  • showing deference

Adj

  • Showing deference; deferential.
  • Serving to carry; bearing.

Noun

  • A duct in the body serving to carry, as opposed to an afferent one.
  • 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.
  • That which carries or conveys.

Origin / Etymology

From defer and deference; see -ent.

Scrabble Score: 12

deferent is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
deferent is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deferent is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

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