deferentadj.¹n.

/ˈdɛfərənt/

Forms: Also Middle English–1500s different, 1500s defferent.

Etymology: < French déférent (Paré 16th cent.), or immediately < Latin dēferent-em, present participle of dēferre to carry down or away.

A. adj.¹

Carrying or conveying down or to a particular destination.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > vascular system > [adjective] > vessel

deferent1626

adductory1695

vascular1728

vasculous1728

vasculated1745

extravascular1804

emissary1828

vasiform1835

efferential1836

intervascular1849

efferent1856

perivascular1868

intravascular1876

vasoformative1876

deferential1877

vasifactive1882

intratubal1887

neurovascular1888

vasal1891

the world > movement > transference > [adjective] > relating to conveying or transporting > conveying as a channel or medium

deferent1626

carrying1628

bearing1642

convective1859

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §221 The Figures of Pipes, or Concaues, through which Sounds passe; Or the other Bodies deferent; conduce to the Varietie and Alteration of the Sounds.

1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse i. xxiii. 47 These deferent Vessels are two, one on each side.

1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 378 The..testes end in a pair of deferent ducts.

B. n.

1. A carrying or conducting agent; spec. in Physiology, a canal or duct for conveying fluids.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > science of sound > sound-waves > [noun] > transmission > conducting agent

deferent1626

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §133 Though Aire be the most favourable Deferent of Sounds.

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §217 All of them are dull and unapt Deferents except the Air.

1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Deferents,..those vessels of the body appointed for the conveyance of humours from one part to another.

2. In the Ptolemaic astronomical system: The circular orbit of the centre of the epicycle in which a planet was conceived to move: corresponding (roughly) to the actual orbit of the planet. Cf. epicycle n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > orbit > older astronomy > orbit of centre

differencea1398

deferent1483

1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) v. i. 70 Within eueryche of these speres, there was a Cercle embelyfyng som what..whiche Cercle clepeth the different.

1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xv. f. 147 The circle that carieth the Moon, called her Defferent.

1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 757 The Semidiametre of the Deferent..is equal to 56½ Semidiametres of the Earth.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. (at cited word) The two points where the Epicicle intersects the Deferent are called the Points of the greatest Elongation.

1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Hist. Astron. vi. 31/2 He [sc. Ptolemy] himself considered his system of deferents and epicycles merely as a means of determining mathematically the positions of the heavenly bodies for any given time.

3. One who reports a matter; the communicator of a notice.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > information > intimation or making known > [noun] > one who or that which

advertisement1447

deferent1670

remarkera1684

advertiser1712

notifier1738

noticer1751

warner1762

notice1766

adviser1854

Typhoid Mary1909

1670 J. Evelyn in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 5 1056 I communicate to them, through your hands, not only the Instrument..but the Description of the Use and Benefit of it from such a Deferent, as I am sure they will very highly value.

1671 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 238 Unless you approve of what I write, and assist the deferrent, for I am no more.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

deferentadj.²

/ˈdɛfərənt/

Etymology: < defer v.², and deference n.: see -ent suffix.

Showing deference, deferential.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective]

worthfulOE

honourablea1393

courteousa1475

respecting1573

respective1579

respectful1593

louting1602

respectuous1610

honouring1614

assenting1752

deferent1822

deferential1822

deferring1829

unscornful1897

Schweikist1968

1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 167 His opposition..was always modest, deferent.

1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax III. xi. 273 Never in all his life had Guy been so deferent, so loving to his father.

1886 W. H. Mallock Old Order Changes ii. vii Easiness and want of deferent distance in his manner.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	deferent
释义	deferentadj.¹n. /ˈdɛfərənt/ Forms: Also Middle English–1500s different, 1500s defferent. Etymology: < French déférent (Paré 16th cent.), or immediately < Latin dēferent-em, present participle of dēferre to carry down or away. A. adj.¹ Carrying or conveying down or to a particular destination. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > vascular system > [adjective] > vessel deferent1626 adductory1695 vascular1728 vasculous1728 vasculated1745 extravascular1804 emissary1828 vasiform1835 efferential1836 intervascular1849 efferent1856 perivascular1868 intravascular1876 vasoformative1876 deferential1877 vasifactive1882 intratubal1887 neurovascular1888 vasal1891 the world > movement > transference > [adjective] > relating to conveying or transporting > conveying as a channel or medium deferent1626 carrying1628 bearing1642 convective1859 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §221 The Figures of Pipes, or Concaues, through which Sounds passe; Or the other Bodies deferent; conduce to the Varietie and Alteration of the Sounds. 1683 A. Snape Anat. Horse i. xxiii. 47 These deferent Vessels are two, one on each side. 1877 T. H. Huxley Man. Anat. Invertebrated Animals vii. 378 The..testes end in a pair of deferent ducts. B. n. 1. A carrying or conducting agent; spec. in Physiology, a canal or duct for conveying fluids. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > science of sound > sound-waves > [noun] > transmission > conducting agent deferent1626 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §133 Though Aire be the most favourable Deferent of Sounds. 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §217 All of them are dull and unapt Deferents except the Air. 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Deferents,..those vessels of the body appointed for the conveyance of humours from one part to another. 2. In the Ptolemaic astronomical system: The circular orbit of the centre of the epicycle in which a planet was conceived to move: corresponding (roughly) to the actual orbit of the planet. Cf. epicycle n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > planetary movement > [noun] > orbit > older astronomy > orbit of centre differencea1398 deferent1483 1483 ( tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage of Soul (Caxton) (1859) v. i. 70 Within eueryche of these speres, there was a Cercle embelyfyng som what..whiche Cercle clepeth the different. 1594 T. Blundeville Exercises iii. i. xv. f. 147 The circle that carieth the Moon, called her Defferent. 1690 W. Leybourn Cursus mathematicus f. 757 The Semidiametre of the Deferent..is equal to 56½ Semidiametres of the Earth. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I. (at cited word) The two points where the Epicicle intersects the Deferent are called the Points of the greatest Elongation. 1834 Nat. Philos. (Libr. Useful Knowl.) III. Hist. Astron. vi. 31/2 He [sc. Ptolemy] himself considered his system of deferents and epicycles merely as a means of determining mathematically the positions of the heavenly bodies for any given time. 3. One who reports a matter; the communicator of a notice. ΘΚΠ society > communication > information > intimation or making known > [noun] > one who or that which advertisement1447 deferent1670 remarkera1684 advertiser1712 notifier1738 noticer1751 warner1762 notice1766 adviser1854 Typhoid Mary1909 1670 J. Evelyn in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 5 1056 I communicate to them, through your hands, not only the Instrument..but the Description of the Use and Benefit of it from such a Deferent, as I am sure they will very highly value. 1671 J. Evelyn Mem. (1857) III. 238 Unless you approve of what I write, and assist the deferrent, for I am no more. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2022). deferentadj.² /ˈdɛfərənt/ Etymology: < defer v.², and deference n.: see -ent suffix. Showing deference, deferential. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [adjective] worthfulOE honourablea1393 courteousa1475 respecting1573 respective1579 respectful1593 louting1602 respectuous1610 honouring1614 assenting1752 deferent1822 deferential1822 deferring1829 unscornful1897 Schweikist1968 1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 11 167 His opposition..was always modest, deferent. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax III. xi. 273 Never in all his life had Guy been so deferent, so loving to his father. 1886 W. H. Mallock Old Order Changes ii. vii Easiness and want of deferent distance in his manner. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adj.¹n.1483adj.²1822
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