extractor
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ex·tract
(ĭk-străkt′)tr.v. ex·tract·ed, ex·tract·ing, ex·tracts
1. To draw or pull out, often with great force or effort: extract a wisdom tooth; used tweezers to extract the splinter.
2. To obtain despite resistance: extract a promise.
3. To obtain from a substance by chemical or mechanical action, as by pressure, distillation, or evaporation.
4. To remove for separate consideration or publication; excerpt.
5.
a. To derive or obtain (information, for example) from a source.
b. To deduce (a principle or doctrine); construe (a meaning).
c. To derive (pleasure or comfort) from an experience.
6. Mathematics To determine or calculate (the root of a number).
n. (ĕk′străkt′)
Something extracted, especially:
a. A passage from a literary work; an excerpt.
b. A concentrated preparation of the essential constituents of a food, flavoring, or other substance; a concentrate: maple extract.
[Middle English extracten, from Latin extrahere, extract- : ex-, ex- + trahere, to draw.]
ex·tract′a·ble, ex·tract′i·ble adj.
ex·trac′tor n.
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extractor
(ɪkˈstræktə)n
1. a person or thing that extracts
2. (Mechanical Engineering) an instrument for pulling something out or removing tight-fitting components
3. (Chemical Engineering) a device for extracting liquid from a solid, esp a centrifugal dryer
4. (Mechanical Engineering) short for extractor fan
5. (Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a fitting in many firearms for removing spent cartridges from the chamber
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ex•trac•tor
(ɪkˈstræk tər)n.
1. a person or thing that extracts.
2. (in a firearm or cannon) the mechanism that pulls the spent cartridge or shell case from the chamber.
[1605–15]
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| Noun | 1. |  extractor - an instrument for extracting tight-fitting componentsforceps - an extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies) instrument - a device that requires skill for proper use |
| 2. |  extractor - an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspensionhaematocrit, hematocrit - a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood ultracentrifuge - a high speed centrifuge used to determine the relative molecular masses of large molecules in high polymers and proteins | |
| 3. | extractor - a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector gun - a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel) mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function |
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Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
extractor
[ɪkˈstræktər] n (= fan) (mainly British) → ventilateur m
[juice] → extracteur mextractor fan n (British) → ventilateur mextractor hood n (British) → hotte f aspirante
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extractor
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