compactor

compactor

English

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Noun

compactor (plural compactors)

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

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Latin

Etymology

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Latin compingō
Proto-Indo-European *-tōr
Proto-Italic *-tōr
Latin -tor
Latin compāctor

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

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    compāctor m (genitive compāctōris); third declension

    1. a bookbinder

    Declension

    Third-declension noun.

    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 compactoare)

    1. compactor

    Declension

    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative compactor compactorul compactoare compactoarele
    genitive-dative compactor compactorului compactoare compactoarelor
    vocative compactorule compactoarelor
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