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
The official Korean Central News Agency said Kim visited a factory that produces transport erector launchers, or TELs, without saying when he went or where the factory is.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 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 erector uses all the measuring tools used by the fitter or vice hand, and in addition many others, as stretched lines, the spirit-level and plumb-level.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Rose, Joshua
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