effector

English

Alternative forms

• effectour (obsolete)

Etymology

From effect +‎ -or.

Noun

effector (plural effectors)

1. (biology) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
2. (biology) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
3. (biology) Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
4. An actuator.

Derived terms

• end-effector
• osmoeffector

 

Related terms

• effect
• effective
• effectiveness
• effectivity
• effectome
• effectorless
• effectual
• effectuate
• efficacious
• efficacity
• efficacy
• efficiency
• efficient

See also

• receptor

Latin

Etymology

effectus, perfect passive participle of efficiō (“to cause to occur, yield”) +‎ -tor

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /efˈfek.tor/, [ɛfˈfɛkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /efˈfek.tor/, [efˈfɛkt̪or]

Noun

effector m (genitive effectōris); third declension

1. an effecter, producer, cause

   Coordinate term: (female) effectrīx

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	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