MOTORIAL

efferent, motorial

(adjective) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; “efferent nerves and impulses”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

motorial (not comparable)

(biology) motor

Anagrams

• motorail

Source: Wiktionary


Mo"tor, Mo"to*ry, Mo*to"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. motorius that has motion. See Motor, n.]

Definition: Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion; - - applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing motion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

7 January 2025

UNINFORMATIVELY

(adverb) in an uninformative manner; “‘I can’t tell you when the manager will arrive,’ he said rather uninformatively”


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