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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ih-rek-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ɪˈrɛk tər


Définition of erector

Origin :
  • 1530s, agent noun in Latin form from erect (v.).
  • noun builder
Example sentences :
  • This erector approaches closely the faculties of the human arm.
  • Extract from : « The Wonder Book of Knowledge » by Various
  • If he erected the Memorial, he should have been described as "The Erector."
  • Extract from : « Punch, Or The London Charivari, Vol. 99, September 6, 1890 » by Various
  • Here, for the first time, an “erector arm” was used for placing the segments, which weighed about half a ton.
  • Extract from : « Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 » by Anonymous
  • William Murdock, at this time a Boulton and Watt erector, may have suggested this arrangement.
  • Extract from : « Kinematics of Mechanisms from the Time of Watt » by Eugene S. Ferguson
  • The erector consisted of a box-shaped frame mounted on a central shaft revolving on bearings attached to the shield.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
  • The principal figures connected with the erector, assuming a water pressure of 5,000 lb.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
  • The erector rotating rams were controlled by a similar valve, with four spindles, also operated by a single hand-wheel.
  • Extract from : « Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 » by B. H. M. Hewett
  • The erector muscles of the spine (sacrolumbalis, longissimus dorsi and multifidus spinæ) weighed fully 16 lbs.
  • Extract from : « Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 » by Various
  • Like the erector of a pillar, he supports the sky with his smoke; and one of his distinctive epithets is “smoke-bannered.”
  • Extract from : « A History of Sanskrit Literature » by Arthur A. MacDonell
  • The erector spinæ masses are treated by careful finger-tip kneading.
  • Extract from : « Fat and Blood » by S. Weir Mitchell

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