how to pronounce afferent

/ˈæf.əɹ.ənt/

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afferent is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of afferent in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… the afferent Bouton's of the inner hair …”

meanings of afferent

adjective:

Carrying towards.

noun:

An afferent structure or connection.

afferent frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word afferent occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics afferent can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that afferent can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;