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French
Etymology
From abaisser (“to lower”) + -eur.
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Adjective
abaisseur (feminine abaisseuse, masculine plural abaisseurs, feminine plural abaisseuses)
- (anatomy) Said of a muscle that lowers a body part
- (engineering) Which reduces or lowers a force like tension or pressure
- un circuit abaisseur de tension ― a tension-reducing circuit
- une valve abaisseuse de pression ― a pression-reducing valve
Noun
abaisseur m (plural abaisseurs)
- (anatomy) a muscle or similar body part that moves something downward; a depressor
L’abaisseur des paupières est un petit faisceau charnu faisant partie du muscle orbiculaire.- The eyelid depressor is a small ligament part of the orbicularis oculi muscle.
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