axon
axon · axons
аксон
Axon
A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts…A nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
/ˈæksɒn/
» A neuron has dendrites and axons with synapses.
Meaning
1 sensesA nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
Axon
аксо́нaksón
long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
Examples
1 sentencesA neuron has dendrites and axons with synapses.
Translations
8 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a nerve fibre:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a nerve fibre:
Origin
Derived from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate wiDerived from Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”). Via Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- cognate with inherited English axle and other borrowed axis, aisle, ala, atelier.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
plural: axonsSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron:axone