deferent

See also: déférent

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French (deprecated template usage) déférent, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin (deprecated template usage) dēferēns, dēferentis.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛfəɹənt/

Adjective

deferent (comparative more deferent, superlative most deferent)

1. Showing deference.
2. (deprecated template usage) (obsolete) Serving to carry; bearing.
   • Francis Bacon

     Bodies deferent.

Derived terms

• deferently

Related terms

• deferential

Translations

Showing deference

• Bulgarian: почтителен (bg) (počtitelen)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Tagalog: masunurin

Noun

deferent (plural deferents)

1. (deprecated template usage) (obsolete) That which carries or conveys.
   • Francis Bacon

     Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds.

2. (deprecated template usage) (obsolete, Ptolemaic astronomy) 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.

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Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dēferent

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person plural future active indicative of dēferō