noun
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anatomy any muscle that raises a part or makes it erect
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a person or thing that erects
Etymology
Origin of erector
Example Sentences
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“It comes apart like a big erector set.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
In his free time, Calleia built Meccano erector set models and made models of military equipment, bridges and machinery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2023
He recalls how, during the building work, a steel erector made a bet with his foreman that he would be the first to drive across the bridge.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2022
The rules were changed to level the playing field and shooters have since turned their rifles into erector sets, attaching risers, weights, extenders and apertures to the main components to shoot pellets with laser-like precision.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 27, 2021
In a machine in which the working parts are carried and contained upon framework, such framework becomes the foundation so far as the erector is concerned.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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