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- [ih-fek-ter]
- /ɪˈfɛk tər/
- /ɪˈfek.tər/
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- [ih-fek-ter]
- /ɪˈfɛk tər/
Definitions of effector word
- noun effector Also, effecter. a person or thing that effects. 1
- noun effector Physiology. an organ or cell that carries out a response to a nerve impulse. 1
- noun effector Biochemistry. a substance, as a hormone, that increases or decreases the activity of an enzyme. 1
- noun effector An organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus. 1
- noun effector a nerve ending that terminates in a muscle or gland and provides neural stimulation causing contraction or secretion 0
- noun effector a muscle, gland, cell, etc. capable of responding to a stimulus, esp. to a nerve impulse 0
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Origin of effector
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin, equivalent to effec- variant stem of efficere (see effect) + -tor -tor
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Parts of speech for Effector
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
effector popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
effector usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with effector
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- what is an effector in the nervous system?
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- what is the effector?
- in negative feedback what does the effector effect?
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