Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retractor

/ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: re-trac-tor
IPA: /ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who, or that which, retracts.

noun

In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.

noun

A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.

noun

A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.

noun

A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.

noun

A muscle serving to draw in any part.

Etymology

From retract + -or.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: retract

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/
British English: /ɹɪˈtɹæktə/

Inflected Forms

retractors (plural)

Rhymes With

factor actor judicial factor reactor tractor extractor refractor compactor attractor impactor protractor malefactor

Questions

How do you pronounce retractor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ/.
What does retractor mean?: One who, or that which, retracts.
Where does retractor come from?: From retract + -or.

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