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abaisseur

/a.bɛ.sœʁ/

adjective/a.bɛ.sœʁ/

Said of a muscle that lowers a body part; Which reduces or lowers a force like tension or pressure

un circuit abaisseur de tensiona tension-reducing circuit

From abaisser (“to lower”) + -eur.

noun, masculine/a.bɛ.sœʁ/plural: abaisseurs

a muscle or similar body part that moves something downward; a depressor

L'abaisseur des paupières est un petit faisceau charnu faisant partie du muscle orbiculaire.The eyelid depressor is a small ligament part of the orbicularis oculi muscle.

From abaisser (“to lower”) + -eur.