abductor
English
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /æbˈdʌk.tɚ/
Audio (CA) (file)
Etymology 1
abduct + -or
Noun
abductor (plural abductors)
- One who abducts; a kidnapper. [mid 19th century][1]
Antonyms
- abductee
Translations
kidnapper
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Etymology 2
From New Latin abductor, from abdūcō + -tor.
Noun
abductor (plural abductors or abductores)
- (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.
Antonyms
- abductee
- adductor
Translations
muscle
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References
- 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)
- abductive
Declension
Declension of abductor
singular | plural | ||||||
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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)
- (anatomy) abductor
Derived terms
- abductor largo del pulgar
- abductor del meñique
Related terms
- abducir
Further reading
- “abductor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014