English dictionary · adj
afferent
Carrying towards.
Meaning and definitions
- Carrying towards.
Connected roots
- fer-
carrying, bearing
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- transfer
to move from one place to another
- refer
to mention or allude to; to direct to a source for help
- relate
to make or show a connection between; to tell a story
- circumference
the enclosing boundary of a circle
- conifer
A plant belonging to the order Coniferales; a cone-bearing seed plant with vascular tissue, usually a tree.
- efferent
Carrying away from.
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