释义 |
invertor|ɪnˈvɜːtə(r)| [f. invert v. + -or (here unetymological).] 1. An instrument for reversing an electric current; a commutator. In mod. Dicts. 2. Anat. A muscle which turns a part (as the foot) inwards.
1903[see evertor]. 1967Rowe & Wheble Conc. Textbk. Anat. & Physiol. (ed. 2) v. 258 The invertors of the foot are:—Tibialis posterior [and] Tibialis anterior. 1969MacConaill & Basmajian Muscles & Movements xiii. 254 The tibialis posterior is an invertor in non-weightbearing movements of the foot. 3. Electr. var. inverter 2 a. |