effector
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English
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Etymology
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Noun
effector (plural effectors)
- (biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
- (biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
- (biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
- An actuator.
Derived terms
Related terms
- effect
- effective
- effectiveness
- effectivity
- effectome
- effectorless
- effectual
- effectuate
- efficacious
- efficacity
- efficacy
- efficiency
- efficient
See also
Latin
Etymology
effectus, perfect passive participle of efficiō (“to cause to occur, yield”) + -tor
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /efˈfek.tor/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /efˈfek.tor/,
Noun
effector m (genitive effectōris); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | effector | effectōrēs |
| genitive | effectōris | effectōrum |
| dative | effectōrī | effectōribus |
| accusative | effectōrem | effectōrēs |
| ablative | effectōre | effectōribus |
| vocative | effector | effectōrēs |
References
- “effector”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “effector”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers