different between firearm vs retractor

English

Etymology

fire (“projectile discharge”) +? arm (“weapon”).

Pronunciation

Noun

firearm (plural firearms)

1. A personal weapon that uses explosive powder to propel a projectile often made of lead.

Alternative forms

• fire arm (rare)

Antonyms

• cold weapon, white arm

Hypernyms

• ranged weapon

Hyponyms

• See Thesaurus:firearm.

Translations

Anagrams

• farmier, framire

English

Etymology

retract +? -or

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /???t?ækt?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???t?ækt?/
• Rhymes: -ækt?(?)

Noun

retractor (plural retractors)

1. One who, or that which, retracts.
2. In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a cartridge shell from the barrel.
3. (chess) 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. (zoology) A muscle serving to draw in any part.

Translations

Latin

Verb

retractor

1. first-person singular present passive indicative of retract?

References

• retractor in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Spanish

Adjective

retractor (feminine retractora, masculine plural retractores, feminine plural retractoras)

1. retracting

Noun

retractor m (plural retractores)

1. retractor