abaisseur
French, noun/a.bɛ.sœʁ/
abaisseur is spelled A-B-A-I-S-S-E-U-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 32 million words in written French, the 179,956th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Abaisseur is a French masculine noun meaning “a muscle or similar body part that moves something downward; a depressor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Muscle servant à abaisser une partie du corps”.
What does abaisseur mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Said of a muscle that lowers a body part
- 2
Which reduces or lowers a force like tension or pressure
un circuit abaisseur de tension
noun
- 1
masculinea 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Muscle servant à abaisser une partie du corps. 2. Instrument servant à abaisser et à maintenir la langue, quand on examine le fond de la bouche.
adjective: 1. Dont la fonction est d’abaisser les parties auxquelles un muscle est attaché.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of abaisseur
- abaisseuse feminine
- abaisseurs masculine plural
- abaisseuses feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce abaisseur?
- /a.bɛ.sœʁ/
- /a.be.sœʁ/
- \a.bɛ.sœʁ\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to abaisseur
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is abaisseur in French?
abaisseur appears about once in every 32 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).