Meaning of OPERANT
| Pronunciation: | | 'âpurunt
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience" |
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| | Synonyms: | | at work(p), operative |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Op"er*ant\, a. [L. operans, p. pr. of operari. See
{Operate}.]
Operative. [R.] --Shak. -- n. An operative person or thing.
[R.] --Coleridge.
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| | Related Terms: | | actor, agent, architect, author, conductor, creator, doer, driver, engineer, executant, executor, executrix, fabricator, functionary, handler, maker, manipulator, medium, mover, operative, operator, performer, perpetrator, pilot, practitioner, prime mover, producer, runner, steersman, subject, worker |
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