suspensor

sus·pen·sor

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [suh-spen-ser]
- /səˈspɛn sər/
- /səsˈpɛnsə /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [suh-spen-ser]
- /səˈspɛn sər/

Definitions of suspensor word

noun suspensor a suspensory ligament, bandage, etc. 1
noun suspensor Botany. a cellular structure, developed along with the embryo in seed-bearing plants, that bears the embryo at its apex and by elongation carries the embryo to its food source. 1
noun suspensor (in a seed) a row of cells attached to the embryo plant, by means of which it is pushed into the endosperm 0
abbreviation SUSPENSOR suspensory 0
noun suspensor a cell or group of cells that forces the embryo of a higher plant into its food supply, the endosperm 0

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Origin of suspensor

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

1740-50; < New Latin suspēnsor, equivalent to suspend-, stem of suspendere to suspend + -tor -tor, with dt > s

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Parts of speech for Suspensor

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exclamation

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suspensor popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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