| 单词 | obturate |
| 释义 | obturate[ ob-tuh-reyt, -tyuh- ] / ˈɒb təˌreɪt, -tyə- / verb (used with object), ob·tu·rat·ed, ob·tu·rat·ing.to stop up; close. Ordnance. to close (a hole or cavity) so as to prevent a flow of gas through it, especially the escape of explosive gas from a gun tube during firing. Origin of obturate1550–60; <Latin obtūrātus, past participle of obtūrāre to block, stop up OTHER WORDS FROM obturateob·tu·ra·tion, nounob·tu·ra·tor, nounWords nearby obturateobtest, obtrude, obtrusion, obtrusive, obtund, obturate, obturating embolism, obturator, obturator artery, obturator canal, obturator crest Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for obturateobturate / (ˈɒbtjʊəˌreɪt) / verb(tr) to stop up (an opening, esp the breech of a gun) Derived forms of obturateobturation, nounobturator, nounWord Origin for obturateC17: from Latin obtūrāre to block up, of obscure origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for obturateobturate [ ŏb′tə-rāt′ ] v.To close or obstruct. Other words from obturateob′tu•ra′tion n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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