interceptor

== English == === Etymology === From intercept + -or. === Pronunciation === === Noun === interceptor (plural interceptors) Anyone or anything that intercepts something else. A combat aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack. A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles. (architecture, engineering) A device to trap, remove, or separate hazardous or undesirable matter (such as oil or sand) from normal waste conveyed through it, permitting normal sewage or liquid wastes to discharge into the disposal terminal by gravity. (computing, programming) A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task. A sewer that intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to a treatment plant. ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== == Latin == === Etymology === interceptus, perfect passive participle of intercipiō (“to intercept, cut off”) +‎ -tor === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɪn.tɛrˈkɛp.tɔr] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [in.terˈt͡ʃɛp.tor] === Noun === interceptor m (genitive interceptōris); third declension interceptor, usurper, embezzler ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. === References === “interceptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “interceptor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French intercepteur. === Noun === interceptor n (plural interceptoare) interceptor ==== Declension ==== == Spanish == === Adjective === interceptor (feminine interceptora, masculine plural interceptores, feminine plural interceptoras) that intercepts === Noun === interceptor m (plural interceptores, feminine interceptora, feminine plural interceptoras) interceptor === Further reading === “interceptor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 Seco, Manuel; Andrés, Olimpia; Ramos, Gabino (2023), “interceptor”, in Diccionario del español actual (in Spanish), third digital edition, Fundación BBVA