In anatomical terms, an afferent is a vessel or other conduit that brings substances towards a central area, which is often a major organ like the brain or the heart. It is the opposite of an efferent vessel, which carries substances away from these central locations.
The system of imperial units or the imperial system (also known as British Imperial) is the system of units first defined in the British Weights and Measures Act of 1824, which was later refined and reduced.
An empire is defined as an aggregate of nations or people ruled over by an emperor or other powerful sovereign or government, usually a territory of greater extent than a kingdom, as the former British Empire, Spanish Empire, French Empire, Persian Empire, Russian Empire, German Empire, Byzantine Empire or Roman Empire. An empire can be made solely of contiguous territories such as the Austro-Hungarian Empire, or of territories far remote from the homeland, such as a colonial empire. Aside fro