ductor
/ˈdʌktə(ɹ)/
ductor noun: one who leads.
Noun
ductor (plural ductors)
- One who leads.
- The Rhombus or Lozenge figure ſo viſible in this order, vvas alſo a remarkable form of battle in the Grecian Cavalry, […] As being moſt ready to turn every vvay, and beſt to be commanded, as having its ductors, or Commanders at each Angle.1658, Thomas Browne, “The Garden of Cyrus. […]. Chapter II.”, in Hydriotaphia, Urne-buriall, […] Together with The Garden of Cyrus, […], London: […] Hen[ry] Brome […], →OCLC, page 115
- A device, usually in the form of an oscillating roller, for transferring ink from a source to the ink train rollers in a controlled manner.
- The combination, with a fountain-roller and an ink-cylinder, of a ductor movable between said roller and cylinder for delivering ink from one to the other...1883, Andrew Overend, "Inking apparatus for printing-machines", US patent US363760, filed 9 November 1883, issued 24 May 1887.
- Ink is transferred to the ink distribution rollers by a ductor roller.2004, Daniel Gamota, Printed Organic and Molecular Electronics, Springer, published 2004, →ISBN
Forms of ductor
| plural | ductors |
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Origin of ductor
From Latin ductor, agent noun of duco (“to lead”).
Questions about ductor
- What does ductor mean?
- Ductor means one who leads.
- What part of speech is ductor?
- Ductor is a noun.
- How do you pronounce ductor?
- Ductor is pronounced /ˈdʌktə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of ductor?
- The plural of ductor is ductors.
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