obturator

Meaning of obturator

noun
  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. Valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.).
  4. (ordnance) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.
  5. A camera shutter.

Information about obturator

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of obturator is: obturators.
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Hyphenation of obturator

ob-tu-ra-tor

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
  • obturator is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

Words that rhyme with obturator

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