compactor

English

Alternative forms

• compacter

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑmˈpæktɚ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒmˈpæktə/
• Rhymes: -æktə(ɹ)
• Homophone: compacter

Noun

compactor (plural compactors)

1. A machine that reduces the bulk of waste or other material by compaction.

Derived terms

• gyratory compactor

Translations

A Material-reducing Machine

• Dutch: compactor (nl) m
• French: compacteur (fr) m
• German: Stampfer (de) m
• Italian: compattatore m
• Polish: ubijarka (pl) f, zagęszczarka f
• Romanian: compactor (ro) n
• Spanish: compactador m
• Swedish: komprimator c

Latin

Etymology

From compingō (“bind, attach, join”) +‎ -tor.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /komˈpaːk.tor/, [kɔmˈpäːkt̪ɔr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /komˈpak.tor/, [komˈpäkt̪or]

Noun

compāctor m (genitive compāctōris); third declension

1. a bookbinder

Declension

Third-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	compāctor	compāctōrēs
genitive	compāctōris	compāctōrum
dative	compāctōrī	compāctōribus
accusative	compāctōrem	compāctōrēs
ablative	compāctōre	compāctōribus
vocative	compāctor	compāctōrēs

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French compacteur, from Latin compactor.

Noun

compactor n (plural compactoare)

1. compactor

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	compactor	compactorul		compactoare	compactoarele
genitive-dative	compactor	compactorului		compactoare	compactoarelor
vocative	compactorule			compactoarelor