abaisseur

== French == === Etymology === From abaisser (“to lower”) +‎ -eur. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.bɛ.sœʁ/ ~ /a.be.sœʁ/ Homophone: abaisseurs === Adjective === abaisseur (feminine abaisseuse, masculine plural abaisseurs, feminine plural abaisseuses) (anatomy) Said of a muscle that lowers a body part (engineering) Which reduces or lowers a force like tension or pressure un circuit abaisseur de tension ― a tension-reducing circuit une valve abaisseuse de pression ― a pression-reducing valve === Noun === abaisseur m (plural abaisseurs) (anatomy) a muscle or similar body part that moves something downward; a depressor === Further reading === “abaisseur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === abuserais