fillet vs afferent
afferent vs filletfillet and afferent both are nouns.
fillet is not an adjective while afferent is an adjective.
fillet is a verb but afferent is not a verb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| fillet | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| afferent | Yes | Yes | No | No |
As nouns,
afferent is a hypernym of
fillet; that is, afferent is a
word with a broader meaning than fillet:
- fillet: a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus
- afferent: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
Other hypernyms of fillet include
afferent nerve, sensory nerve.
| fillet (noun) | afferent (noun) |
|---|---|
| a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband | a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system |
| 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 |
| fillet (adjective) | afferent (adjective) |
|---|---|
| of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS |
| fillet (verb) | afferent (verb) |
|---|---|
| cut into filets | |
| decorate with a lace of geometric designs |
Words related to "fillet"
- Australian spelling
- British spelling
- Chateaubriand
- adorn
- afferent
- afferent nerve
- beautify
- beef tenderloin
- beefsteak
- carve
- cookery
- cooking
- cut up
- decorate
- embellish
- fastener
- fastening
- filet
- filet mignon
- fish filet
- fish fillet
- fixing
- grace
- headband
- holdfast
- lace
- lemniscus
- ornament
- piece
- preparation
- sensory nerve
- slice
- stopping
- taenia
- tenia
- tournedos
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