Definitions for obturator
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ob•tu•rateˈɒb təˌreɪt, -tyə-(v.t.)-rat•ed, -rat•ing.
to stop up; close.
Origin of obturate:
1550–60; < L obtūrātus, ptp. of obtūrāre to block, stop up
ob′tu•ra`tor(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
obturator(noun)
a prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
Wiktionary
obturator(Noun)
An object used to obstruct a hole.
Origin: From obturo.
Webster Dictionary
Obturator(noun)
that which closes or stops an opening
Obturator(noun)
an apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate
Obturator(adj)
serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve
Translations for obturator
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
shutter(noun)
the moving cover over the lens of a camera, which opens when a photograph is taken
When the shutter opens, light is allowed into the camera and reacts with the film.
- sluiterAfrikaans
- حاجِب عَدَسَة الكاميراArabic
- фот. затворBulgarian
- obturadorPortuguese (BR)
- závěrkaCzech
- der VerschlußGerman
- lukkerDanish
- φωτοφράκτηςGreek
- obturadorSpanish
- katikEstonian
- دريچه نورگير ؛ شاتر دوربين عكاسيFarsi
- sulkijaFinnish
- obturateurFrench
- צָמצָםHebrew
- शटर, कपाटHindi
- zatvor fotografskog aparata, blendaCroatian
- zárHungarian
- alat pengukur cahaya, pemetik gambarIndonesian
- loki, lokariIcelandic
- otturatoreItalian
- シャッターJapanese
- (카메라) 셔터Korean
- sklendėLithuanian
- blendeLatvian
- pengatupMalay
- sluiterDutch
- lukkerNorwegian
- migawkaPolish
- دريچه نورگير ؛ شاتر دوربين عكاسيPersian
- پردهPashto
- obturadorPortuguese
- obturatorRomanian
- затвор объективаRussian
- závierkaSlovak
- zaklopSlovenian
- blendaSerbian
- slutareSwedish
- ทิ่ปิดเปิดรูแสงของกล้องถ่ายรูปThai
- objektif kapağıTurkish
- (相機)快門Chinese (Trad.)
- затворUkrainian
- کیمرے کے اوپر کا متحرک پردہUrdu
- lá chắn sángVietnamese
- （相机的）快门Chinese (Simp.)
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