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obturators

obturators is the plural of obturator.

Meaning of obturator

Noun

obturator (plural obturators)

  1. An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
  2. The membrane vessels, etc. that close the obturator foramen, or thyroid foramen, a large opening or fenestra in the anterior part of the hip bone.
  3. A valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.).
    • Obturators, held down by compressed air, close the pipe giving direct access from the h.p. exhaust to the l.p. steam chest, and so prevent compound working; […].1952 December, 'Mercury', “Modern French Locomotive Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 803
  4. Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.
  5. A camera shutter.

Questions about obturators

What is obturators the plural of?
Obturators is the plural of obturator.

Words near obturators in the dictionary

  1. obturative
  2. obturator
  3. obturator foramen
  4. obturator foramina
  5. obturatorius
  6. obturators
  7. obturbinate
  8. obtusangled
  9. obtusangular
  10. obtusaquinone
  11. obtuse

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