abaisseur

French

Etymology

From abaisser (to lower) + -eur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.bɛ.sœʁ/, /a.be.sœʁ/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: abaisseurs

Adjective

abaisseur (feminine abaisseuse, masculine plural abaisseurs, feminine plural abaisseuses)

  1. (anatomy) Said of a muscle that lowers a body part
  2. (engineering) Which reduces or lowers a force like tension or pressure
    un circuit abaisseur de tensiona tension-reducing circuit
    une valve abaisseuse de pressiona pression-reducing valve

Noun

abaisseur m (plural abaisseurs)

  1. (anatomy) a muscle or similar body part that moves something downward; a depressor
    L’abaisseur des paupières est un petit faisceau charnu faisant partie du muscle orbiculaire.
    The eyelid depressor is a small ligament part of the orbicularis oculi muscle.

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