| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Running or flowing out.[Websters]
2. Running or extending out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which continues to the top.[Websters] 3. Characterized by a current which flows outward; as, an excurrent orifice or tube.[Websters] 4. Being propulsive. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb excurrently.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (excurrently) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective excurrent.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "EXCURRENT" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Excurrent \Ex*cur"rent\, adjective. [Latin expression excurrens, past participle of excurrere, excursum, to run out; ex out currere to run. See Current.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: EXCURRENT
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Geology | Projecting beyond the tip, as the midrib of a leaf or bract. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
