abductor

English

Pronunciation
  • (General American) IPA(key): /æbˈdʌk.tɚ/
  • Audio (CA)(file)

Etymology 1

abduct +‎ -or

Noun

abductor (plural abductors)

  1. One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century][1]
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Etymology 2

From New Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor.

Noun

abductor (plural abductors or abductores)

  1. (anatomy) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or from the median line of the body[early 17th century][1]
    the abductor oculi draws the eye outward.
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References
  1. Lesley Brown, editor-in-chief; William R. Trumble and Angus Stevenson, editors (2002), “abductor”, in The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles, 5th edition, Oxford; New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3.

Romanian

Etymology

From French abducteur.

Adjective

abductor m or n (feminine singular abductoare, masculine plural abductori, feminine and neuter plural abductoare)

  1. abductive

Declension
Declension of abductor
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite abductor abductoare abductori abductoare
definite abductorul abductoarea abductorii abductoarele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite abductor abductoare abductori abductoare
definite abductorului abductoarei abductorilor abductoarelor

Spanish

Etymology

From New Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /abduɡˈtoɾ/ [aβ̞.ð̞uɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
  • Rhymes: -oɾ
  • Syllabification: ab‧duc‧tor

Noun

abductor m (plural abductores)

  1. (anatomy) abductor

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