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deferent
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def·er·ent 1  (dfr-nt, dfrnt)
adj.
Showing deference; deferential.
def·er·ent 2  (dfr-nt, dfrnt)
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 dferns, dferent-, present participle of dferre, to carry away; see defer2.]
deferent1
adj
another word for deferential
deferent2
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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
[from Latin dēferre; see defer2]
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Adj.1.deferent - showing deference
deferential, regardful
respectful - full of or exhibiting respect; "respectful behavior"; "a respectful glance"


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In astronomy, Cremonini repudiated not only Copernicus, but all mathematical innovations since Aristotle, rejecting even the epicycles and deferents of Ptolemy in favor of Aristotle's simple cosmology of homocentric spheres.
Venetischer Aristotelismus im Ende der aristotelischen Welt: Aspekte ... by Laird, W.R. / Renaissance Quarterly
Until recently, the bulk of education reform has resembled the Ptolemaic approach of piling equants on top of deferents on top of epicycles instead of seeking a new starting point, a new set of priorities that would ease the problem.
Wisdom-Centered Learning: Striking a New Paradigm for Education by WILSON, KENNETH G. / School Administrator
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