noun
Meaning 1
A person who, or a device which erects.
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erector
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CMU ARPABET: IH0 R EH1 K T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Any of several muscles that make parts of the body erect.
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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
An attachment to a microscope, telescope, etc. for making the image erect instead of inverted.
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noun
Meaning 4
A vehicle used to support a rocket for transportation and for placing the rocket in an upright position within a gantry scaffold.
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Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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History
Etymology
From Latin ērigō (“to raise up, elevate, lift”), equivalent to erect + -or.