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- DictionaryRe·cur·rent/rəˈkərənt/
adjective
- 1. occurring often or repeatedly: "she had a recurrent dream about falling"
- 2. (of a nerve or blood vessel) turning back so as to reverse direction: "the recurrent nerve leaves the hypocerebral ganglion"
The meaning of RECURRENT is running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course —used of various nerves and branches of vessels in the arms and legs. How to use recurrent in a sentence.
adjective. that recurs; occurring or appearing again, especially repeatedly or periodically. Synonyms: intermittent, persistent, repeated. Anatomy. turned back so as to run in a reverse direction, as a nerve, artery, branch, etc. recurrent.
Recurrent means something that happens repeatedly. The word recurrent comes from a Latin word meaning "to return or come back." A recurrent dream, good or bad, keeps coming back. You'll hear this word used often about abstract things like dreams, thoughts, and in literature, themes.
recurrent adjective (TURNING BACK) anatomy specialized. A recurrent blood vessel or nerve turns back to run in the opposite direction: The radial recurrent artery arises immediately below the elbow. The recurrent laryngeal nerve then travels back up the neck. More examples.
adjective. us / rɪˈkɝː.ənt / uk / rɪˈkʌr.ənt / Add to word list. happening again many times: The patient has a two-month history of recurrent episodes of pancreatitis. The 'what ifs ' of history is a recurrent theme in her writing. Synonyms. perennial. repeated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Being & falling ill. acquire.
A recurrent event or feeling happens or is experienced more than once. Race is a recurrent theme in the work. ...buildings in which staff suffer recurrent illness.
Appearing or occurring again or periodically. Turning back in the opposite direction. Recurring time after time. The patient complained of recurrent chest pain. (mathematics, stochastic processes, of a state) Non- transient.
1. happening or tending to happen again or repeatedly. 2. (Anatomy) anatomy (of certain nerves, branches of vessels, etc) turning back, so as to run in the opposite direction. reˈcurrently adv. reˈcurrence n.
Definition of recurrent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The meaning of RECURRING is occurring repeatedly : happening or appearing multiple times. How to use recurring in a sentence. Recurrent vs. Recurring.
