different between afferent vs centripetal

English

Etymology

From Latin adferens (“bringing to”), present participle of adferre (“to bring to”), from ad (“to, toward”) + ferre (“to carry, bear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æ.f?.r?nt/, IPA^(key): /?æ.f??.?nt/

Adjective

afferent (not comparable)

1. Carrying towards.

   Antonym: efferent

Derived terms

Translations

Noun

afferent (plural afferents)

1. An afferent structure or connection

Derived terms

• afferented

Further reading

• afferent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• afferent in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• afferent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Danish

Adjective

afferent

1. (anatomy) carrying towards central organs

Inflection

Antonyms

• efferent

Further reading

• “afferent” in Den Danske Ordbog

Latin

Verb

afferent

1. third-person plural future active indicative of affer?

English

Etymology

From New Latin coined by Sir Isaac Newton, from Latin centrum (“center”) + pet?, petere (“seek, aim”) +? -al.

Adjective

centripetal (not comparable)

1. Directed or moving towards a centre.
2. Of, relating to, or operated by centripetal force.
3. (neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?n?t??p?t?l/, /?s?nt???pi?t?l/

Antonyms

• centrifugal

Derived terms

Translations

Romanian

Etymology

From German zentripetal

Adjective

centripetal m or n (feminine singular centripetal?, masculine plural centripetali, feminine and neuter plural centripetale)

1. centripetal

Declension