Adductor
Definitions
A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.
Equivalents
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Examples
“The adductor of the eye turns the eye toward the nose.”
“He has also shown that the adductor muscles of the dactyl are very strong and so arranged as to produce⟳ the effect , while the opposing muscles are slender”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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