abaisseur

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Contents 1 French 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Noun 1.5 Anagrams

[edit] French

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Europe) IPA: /abɛsœʀ/ X-SAMPA: /abEs9R/
• (Quebec) IPA: /abɛːsœʀ/ X-SAMPA: /abE:s9R/
• Homophones: abaisseurs

[edit] Etymology

From abaisser (“‘to lower’”) + -eur.

[edit] Adjective

abaisseur m. (f. abaisseuse, m. plural abaisseurs, f. 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 tension — a tension-reducing circuit

   une valve abaisseuse de pression — a pression-reducing valve

[edit] 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.

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of aabeirssu
• abuserais