Definition of DEFERENT

deferent

Plural: deferents

Adjective Satellite

  • showing deference

Adj

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

Noun

  • An imaginary circle around the earth in ancient astronomy.
  • 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.

Examples

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Origin / Etymology

From defer and deference; see -ent.

Scrabble Score: 12

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

Words With Friends Score: 13

deferent: valid Words With Friends Word