Definition of Erector

1. n. One who, or that which, erects.

Definition of Erector

1. Noun. A person who, or a device which erects. ¹

2. Noun. (anatomy) Any of several muscles that makes part of the body erect. ¹

3. Noun. (astronautics) A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Erector

1. one that erects [n -S] - See also: erects

Medical Definition of Erector

1. 1. One who, or that which, erects. 2. A muscle which raises any part. 3. An attachment to a microscope, telescope, or other optical instrument, for making the image erect instead of inverted. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Erector

erectile organ
erectile tissue
erectilities
erectility
erecting
erecting prism
erections
erective
erectly
erectness
erectnesses
erecto-patent
erectogenic
erectopatent
erector (current term)
erector-spinal reflex
erector muscle of spine
erector muscles of hairs
erector spinae muscles
erectors
erectour
erects
ered
erelong
eremacausis
eremean
eremetic
eremic
eremitage

Literary usage of Erector

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"In the sacral region the erector spin* is narrow and pointed, ... The Bio-costalis (Sacro-lumbalis), the external portion of the erector spinse. is inserted ..."

2. The Microscope and Its Revelations by William Benjamin Carpenter (1883)
"Lister's erector.—This instrument, first applied to the Compound Microscope by Mr. ... Its effect is (like the corresponding erector if the Telescope), ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1872)
"ANOTHER erector. — A flat minor above the ej'e-piece was exhibited ... This little erector is cheap and easily used when the microscope is in a vertical ..."

4. Forms of Pleading in Actions for Legal Or Equitable Relief: Prepared with by Austin Abbott, Carlos Coolidge Alden (1898)
"Against erector of a Dam Causing Overflow' of Plaintiff's Premises. ... The Same; against both erector and Continuer,' where the Land has been Transferred. ..."

5. Anatomy, Descriptive and Applied by Henry Gray (1910)
"Between the muscles just examined a triangular space exists, bounded internally by the Accelerator urinae, externally by the erector penis, and behind by ..."

6. Descriptions of Occupations by United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States Employment Service (1918)
"MACHINE erector HATE Description: In this description of occupations the machine ... Qualifications: The machine erector should be able to read drawings ..."

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