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Meaning of Adductor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
əˈdʌktɚ

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 bodyopposed to abductor.

Equivalents

العربية المقرّب
Deutsch Adduktor
Español aductor
Français adducteur
日本語 内転筋
한국어 내전근 모음근
Bahasa Melayu aduktor
Português adutor

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.
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