afferent vs fillet

fillet vs afferent

afferent and fillet both are nouns.

afferent is an adjective but fillet is not an adjective.

afferent is not a verb while fillet is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
afferent	Yes	Yes	No	No
fillet	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fillet is a hyponym of afferent; that is, fillet is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than afferent:

afferent: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
fillet: a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus

Other hyponyms of afferent include dorsal horn, dorsal root, posterior horn, posterior root, lemniscus.

afferent (noun)	fillet (noun)
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system	a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband
	fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
	lace having a square mesh
	a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
	a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
	a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

afferent (adjective)	fillet (adjective)
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS

afferent (verb)	fillet (verb)
	cut into filets
	decorate with a lace of geometric designs

Difference between afferent and fillet

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