Definition of extractor Extractor
ex•trac•tor
We found 11 definitions of extractor from 4 different sources.
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What does extractor mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: extractors |
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| extractor - an instrument for extracting tight-fitting components | ||
| instrument the means whereby some act is accomplished; "my greed was the instrument of my destruction"; "science has given us new tools to fight disease" | ||
| extractor - an apparatus that uses centrifugal force to separate particles from a suspension | ||
| centrifuge, separator | ||
| apparatus, setup equipment designed to serve a specific function | ||
| haematocrit, hematocrit a measuring instrument to determine (usually by centrifugation) the relative amounts of corpuscles and plasma in the blood | ||
| extractor - a mechanism in a firearm that pulls an empty shell case out of the chamber and passes it to the ejector | ||
| cartridge extractor, cartridge remover | ||
| mechanism the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- extractor (Noun)
Any of various mechanical devices that extract a component from others. - extractor (Noun)
An apparatus that uses a solvent to remove soluble substances from a mixture. - extractor (Noun)
A part of the bolt that removes a cartridge from the chamber. - extractor (Noun)
A particular kind of bipartite graph.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- extractor (n.)
One who, or that which, extracts - extractor (n.)
A forceps or instrument for extracting substances. - extractor (n.)
A device for withdrawing a cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of the barrel.
Part of speech
🔤- extractor, noun, singular of extractors.
