Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

obturator

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: ob-tu-ra-tor
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.

noun

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.

noun

A valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.).

noun

Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.

noun

A camera shutter.

Example Sentences

"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; […]."

Etymology

From Latin obtūrō (“to stop, block up”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: obtūrō

Inflected Forms

obturators (plural)

Derived Forms

transobturator

Phrases

obturator foramen

Questions

What does obturator mean?: An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
Where does obturator come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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