■ suffix
1》 (forming adjectives) denoting an occurrence of action: refluent.
↘denoting a state: convenient.
2》 (forming nouns) denoting an agent: coefficient.
Origin
from Fr., or from the L. pres. participial verb stem ~- (see also -ant ).
■ suffix
1》 (forming adjectives) denoting an occurrence of action: refluent.
↘denoting a state: convenient.
2》 (forming nouns) denoting an agent: coefficient.
Origin
from Fr., or from the L. pres. participial verb stem ~- (see also -ant ).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004