axon

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Noun axon has 1 sense

axon, axone - long nerve fiber that conducts away from the cell body of the neuron
--₁ is a kind of nerve fiber, nerve fibre
--₁ is a part of nerve cell, neuron
--₁ has parts: nerve ending, nerve end

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Axon

Part of Speech: Noun

Definition 1: In biology, the long, slender projection of a nerve cell that conducts electrical impulses away from the cell body towards other cells.

Sample Sentence 1: The axon carries nerve signals from the brain to the muscles, allowing movement to occur.

Definition 2: In linguistics, a morpheme that forms the core of a word and carries its central meaning.

Sample Sentence 2: In the word "unhappiness," the root "happy" is the axon that provides the central meaning of the word.

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