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Meaning of Retractor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ɹɪˈtɹæktɚ

Definitions

  1. One who, or that which, retracts.
  2. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
  3. A chess puzzle in which a number of moves are retracted and the solver is challenged to reach an alternate outcome.
  4. A surgical instrument used to hold apart the edges of an incision or wound.
  5. A bandage to protect soft parts of the body from injury by a surgical saw.
  6. A muscle serving to draw in any part.

Equivalents

العربية إعادة جرّار
Suomi levitin
Bahasa Indonesia hak retraktor
Kurdî hak
Português retrator

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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