compactor
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑmˈpæktɚ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒmˈpæktə/
- Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)
- Homophone: compacter
Noun edit
compactor (plural compactors)
- A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
A Material-reducing Machine
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Latin edit
Etymology edit
From compingō (“bind, attach, join”) + -tor.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /komˈpaːk.tor/, [kɔmˈpäːkt̪ɔr]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /komˈpak.tor/, [komˈpäkt̪or]
Noun edit
compāctor m (genitive compāctōris); third declension
Declension edit
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | compāctor | compāctōrēs |
Genitive | compāctōris | compāctōrum |
Dative | compāctōrī | compāctōribus |
Accusative | compāctōrem | compāctōrēs |
Ablative | compāctōre | compāctōribus |
Vocative | compāctor | compāctōrēs |
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French compacteur, from Latin compactor.
Noun edit
compactor n (plural compactori)
Declension edit
Declension of compactor
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) compactor | compactorul | (niște) compactori | compactorile |
genitive/dative | (unui) compactor | compactorului | (unor) compactori | compactorilor |
vocative | compactorule | compactorilor |