"erector" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: erectors [plural]
Etymology: From Latin ērigō (“I raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{bor|en|la|ērigō||I raise up, elevate, lift}} Latin ērigō (“I raise up, elevate, lift”), {{af|en|erect|-or|id2=agent noun}} erect + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} erector (plural erectors)
  1. A person who, or a device which erects.
    Sense id: en-erector-en-noun-GdDo8Tbt
  2. (anatomy) Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect. Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-erector-en-noun-2CWh84d1 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  3. An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted.
    Sense id: en-erector-en-noun-ohdhXR8s
  4. (astronautics) A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold. Categories (topical): Astronautics, Rocketry
    Sense id: en-erector-en-noun-Xv2MnYMc Disambiguation of Rocketry: 12 17 14 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 19 11 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or (agent noun): 17 19 12 52 Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: erectour [obsolete, rare] Derived forms: erector spinae, piloerector

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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