interceptor
English
Etymology
intercept + -or
Noun
interceptor (plural interceptors)
- Anything that intercepts something else.
- A fast, maneuverable fighter aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
- A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
- (architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate hazardous or undesirable matter (such as oil or sand) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity.
- (computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.
- A sewer that intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to a treatment plant.
Translations
anything that intercepts something else
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a fast, maneuverable fighter aircraft
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Latin
Etymology
interceptus, perfect passive participle of intercipiō (“to intercept, cut off”) + -tor
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.terˈkep.tor/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛrˈkɛpt̪ɔr]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.terˈt͡ʃep.tor/, [in̪t̪erˈt͡ʃɛpt̪or]
Noun
interceptor m (genitive interceptōris); third declension
- interceptor, usurper, embezzler
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | interceptor | interceptōrēs |
| Genitive | interceptōris | interceptōrum |
| Dative | interceptōrī | interceptōribus |
| Accusative | interceptōrem | interceptōrēs |
| Ablative | interceptōre | interceptōribus |
| Vocative | interceptor | interceptōrēs |
References
- “interceptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “interceptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French intercepteur.
Noun
interceptor n (plural interceptoare)
- interceptor
Declension
Declension of interceptor
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) interceptor | interceptorul | (niște) interceptoare | interceptoarele |
| genitive/dative | (unui) interceptor | interceptorului | (unor) interceptoare | interceptoarelor |
| vocative | interceptorule | interceptoarelor | ||
Spanish
Adjective
interceptor (feminine interceptora, masculine plural interceptores, feminine plural interceptoras)
- That intercepts.
Noun
interceptor m (plural interceptores, feminine interceptora, feminine plural interceptoras)
- interceptor
Further reading
- “interceptor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014