compactor

English

Alternative forms

compacter

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /kɑmˈpæktɚ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒmˈpæktə/
Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)
Homophone: compacter

Noun

compactor (plural compactors)

A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction.

Derived terms

gyratory compactor

Translations

A Material-reducing Machine

Dutch: compactor (nl) m
French: compacteur (fr) m
German: Stampfer (de) m
Italian: compattatore m
Polish: ubijarka (pl) f, zagęszczarka f
Romanian: compactor (ro) m
Spanish: compactador m
Swedish: komprimator c

Latin

Etymology

From compingō (“bind, attach, join”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /komˈpaːk.tor/, [kɔmˈpäːkt̪ɔr]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈpak.tor/, [komˈpäkt̪or]

Noun

compāctor m (genitive compāctōris); third declension

a bookbinder

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	compāctor	compāctōrēs
Genitive	compāctōris	compāctōrum
Dative	compāctōrī	compāctōribus
Accusative	compāctōrem	compāctōrēs
Ablative	compāctōre	compāctōribus
Vocative	compāctor	compāctōrēs

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French compacteur, from Latin compactor.

Noun

compactor n (plural compactori)

compactor

Declension

Declension of compactor

	singular		plural
	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

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