INCURRENT

Meaning of INCURRENT in English

( a. )

Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.

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INCURRENT — adjective Etymology: Latin ~-, incurrens, present participle of incurrere Date: circa 1856 giving passage to a current that flows inward
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INCURRENT — -nt adjective Etymology: Latin incurrent-, incurrens, present participle of incurrere to run into, incur — more at incur : running …
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INCURRENT — (a.) Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.
Английский словарь Webster
INCURRENT — /in kerr"euhnt, -kur"-/ , adj. carrying or relating to an inward current. [ 1555-65; incurrent- (s. of incurrens ), prp. …
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INCURRENT — adjective Etymology: Latin incurrent-, incurrens, present participle of incurrere Date: circa 1856 : giving passage to a current that flows …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INCURRENT — adj characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch mollusca.
Webster English vocab
INCURRENT — ■ adjective chiefly Zoology (of a vessel or opening) conveying fluid inwards. The opposite of excurrent . Origin C16 (in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INCURRENT — [in.cur.rent] adj [L incurrent-, incurrens, prp. of incurrere] (ca. 1856): giving passage to a current that flows inward
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INCURRENT — вдающийся, вклинивающийся
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INCURRENT — вдающийся, вклинивающийся
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INCURRENT — n. Pronunciation: - ə nt, -r ə nt Function: adjective Etymology: Latin incurrent-, incurrens, present participle of incurrere Date: circa …
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ASCIDIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Ascidia, group comprising tunicates, from Ascidium, genus name, from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos wineskin, bladder …
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INHALANT — I. (ˈ)in|hālənt, ənˈh- noun ( -s ) Etymology: inhale (I) + -ant (n. suffix) : something (as an allergen, an …
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CLAM — I. ˈklam, -aa(ə)m noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clamm bond, fetter; akin to Old High …
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ASCON — I. ˈaˌskän noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek askos wineskin : a sponge or sponge larva having …
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SYCON — ˈsīˌkän noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sykon fig — more at fig 1. capitalized : a genus of calcareous …
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SPIRACLE — ˈspirəkəl, -pīr- noun ( -s ) Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Late Latin spiraculum, from Latin, air …
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PSEUDODERM — ˈsüdōˌdərm noun ( -s ) Etymology: pseud- + -derm : an outer covering in various sponges of the class Calcispongiae …
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PROSOPYLE — ˈpräsəˌpīl noun ( -s ) Etymology: proso- + -pyle : the aperture between incurrent and radial canals in some sponges
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PROSODUS — ˈpräsədəs noun ( plural proso·di -səˌdī ; or prosoduses ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek prosodos approach, procession : a …
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POROCYTE — ˈpōrəˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: poro- + -cyte : one of the large tubular cells that constitute the wall …
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PINACOCYTE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌsīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: pinac- + -cyte : one of the flat cells covering the external surface and …
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LEUCON — ˈlüˌkän noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek leukon, neuter of leukos white — more at light : …
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FLAGELLATED CHAMBER — noun : one of the outpouchings of the wall of the central cavity of a sponge that is lined with …
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DERMAL PORE — noun : one of the minute openings in the surface of a sponge that give access to the incurrent canals …
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CLAM — I. ˈklam noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English clamm bond, fetter; akin to Old High German klamma constriction and …
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ASCIDIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin Ascidia, group comprising tunicates, from Ascidium, genus name, from Greek askidion, diminutive of askos wineskin, bladder …
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EXCURRENT — ■ adjective chiefly Zoology (of a vessel or opening) conveying fluid outwards. The opposite of incurrent . Origin C17: from …
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REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM, ANIMAL — any of the organ systems by which animals reproduce. The role of reproduction is to provide for the continued existence …
Britannica English vocabulary
CLAM — in general, any member of the invertebrate class Bivalviamollusks with a bivalved shell (i.e., one with two separate sections). More …
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BITTERLING — (Rhodeus), any of several small, carplike fish of the family Cyprinidae noted for their unusual manner of breeding. Native to …
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ВКЛИНИВАЮЩИЙСЯ — incurrent
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