Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abducent

/æbˈdus.ənt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ab-du-cent
IPA: /æbˈdus.ənt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.

Obsolete

noun

That which abducts.

Obsolete

noun

An abducens nerve.

Obsolete

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin abducōbor. English abducent Borrowed from Latin abducō (“to lead away”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /æbˈdus.ənt/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more abducent (comparative) most abducent (superlative) abducents (plural)

Phrases

abducent nerve

Synonyms

abducting abducent nerve abducens abducens nerve nervus abducens sixth cranial nerve

Antonyms

adducent

Questions

How do you pronounce abducent?: The recorded pronunciation is /æbˈdus.ənt/.
What does abducent mean?: Drawing away from the median axis of the body, as a muscle; see etymology abducting.
Where does abducent come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Italic *ap Latin abder. Latin ab- Proto-Indo-European *dewk- Proto-Indo-European *déwkti Proto-Italic *doukō Latin dūcō Latin abducōbor. English abducent Borrowed from Latin abducō (“to lead away”).

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