obturator

English

Etymology

From Latin obtūrō (“to stop, block up”).

Noun

obturator (plural obturators)

  1. (surgery) An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
  2. (anatomy) The membrane vessels, etc. that close the obturator foramen, or thyroid foramen, a large opening or fenestra in the anterior part of the hip bone.
  3. (engineering) A valve closure member (disk, gate, plug, etc.).
  4. (ordnance) Any device for preventing the escape of gas through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a gas check.
  5. (photography) A camera shutter.

References
  • For the engineering sense: American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) OM Code.

Latin

Verb

obtūrātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of obtūrō

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French obturateur.

Noun

obturator n (plural obturatoare)

  1. (photography) shutter

Declension
Declension of obturator
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) obturator obturatorul (niște) obturatoare obturatoarele
genitive/dative (unui) obturator obturatorului (unor) obturatoare obturatoarelor
vocative obturatorule obturatoarelor
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