What is the meaning of Deferent?

  • (n.) 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.
  • (a.) Serving to carry; bearing.
  • (n.) That which carries or conveys.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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APAWebster's. (2011). deferent. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/deferent/definitions/1995341
ChicagoWebster's. 2011. "deferent" http://smartdefine.org/deferent/definitions/1995341 (accessed September 20, 2026).
HarvardWebster's 2011, deferent, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/deferent/definitions/1995341>.
MLAWebster's. "deferent" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/deferent/definitions/1995341>
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