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effector
[ ih-fek-ter ]
noun
- Also effecter. a person or thing that effects.
- Physiology. an organ or cell that carries out a response to a nerve impulse.
- Biochemistry. a substance, as a hormone, that increases or decreases the activity of an enzyme.
The device has three arms with effectors that can grip and pick up objects.
effector
/ ɪˈfɛktə /
noun
- physiol a nerve ending that terminates in a muscle or gland and provides neural stimulation causing contraction or secretion
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Esto salus et suggestor et effector judiciorum nostrorum, qui solus cum Deo patre et ejus Filio nomen possides gloriosum.
From Project Gutenberg
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