Definitions for deferent
ˈdɛf ər əntdef·er·ent

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. deferent, deferential, regardfuladjective

   showing deference

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deferentadjective

   Showing deference.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deferentadjective

   That carries up and down.

   Etymology: from deferens, of defero, Latin.

   The figures of pipes or concaves, through which sounds pass, or of other bodies deferent, conduce to the variety and alteration of the sound. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 220.

2. Deferentnoun

   That which carries; that which conveys.

   Etymology: from the adjective.

   It is certain, however it crosses the received opinion, that sounds may be created without air, though air be the most favourable deferent of sounds. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deferent

   In the Hipparchian, Ptolemaic, and Copernican systems of astronomy, the epicycle (from Ancient Greek ἐπίκυκλος (epíkuklos) 'upon the circle', meaning "circle moving on another circle") was a geometric model used to explain the variations in speed and direction of the apparent motion of the Moon, Sun, and planets. In particular it explained the apparent retrograde motion of the five planets known at the time. Secondarily, it also explained changes in the apparent distances of the planets from the Earth. It was first proposed by Apollonius of Perga at the end of the 3rd century BC. It was developed by Apollonius of Perga and Hipparchus of Rhodes, who used it extensively, during the 2nd century BC, then formalized and extensively used by Ptolemy in his 2nd century AD astronomical treatise the Almagest. Epicyclical motion is used in the Antikythera mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical device for compensating for the elliptical orbit of the Moon, moving faster at perigee and slower at apogee than circular orbits would, using four gears, two of them engaged in an eccentric way that quite closely approximates Kepler's second law. Epicycles worked very well and were highly accurate, because, as Fourier analysis later showed, any smooth curve can be approximated to arbitrary accuracy with a sufficient number of epicycles. However, they fell out of favor with the discovery that planetary motions were largely elliptical from a heliocentric frame of reference, which led to the discovery that gravity obeying a simple inverse square law could better explain all planetary motions.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Deferentadjective

   serving to carry; bearing

2. Deferentnoun

   that which carries or conveys

3. Deferentnoun

   an imaginary circle surrounding the earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the center of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be carried round

4. Etymology: [L. deferens, p. pr. of deferre. See 3d Defer.]

How to pronounce deferent?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deferent in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deferent in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deferent
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deferent
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deferent
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deferent
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deferent