noun
Meaning 1
Anyone or anything that intercepts something else.
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interceptor
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noun
Meaning 2
A combat aircraft designed to intercept and destroy enemy aircraft before they can attack.
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noun
Meaning 3
A guided missile designed to intercept and destroy enemy missiles.
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
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Topics: architecture, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A hook routine that intercepts normal program flow to carry out a task.
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Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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noun
Meaning 6
A sewer that intercepts sewerage destined for an outfall (e.g. into a river) and redirects it to a treatment plant.
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noun
Meaning 7
a fast maneuverable fighter plane designed to intercept enemy aircraft
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Broader terms: fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English intercept Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English interceptor From intercept + -or.
Across languages
Translations
25 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: interceptor — anything that intercepts something else
- French: intercepteur — anything that intercepts something else
- Greek: αναχαιτιστής (anachaitistís) — anything that intercepts something else
- Greek: αναχαιτίστρια (anachaitístria) — anything that intercepts something else
- Italian: intercettatore — anything that intercepts something else
- Italian: intercettore — anything that intercepts something else
- Portuguese: interceptor — anything that intercepts something else
- Portuguese: interceptador — anything that intercepts something else
- Spanish: interceptor — anything that intercepts something else
- Spanish: interceptador — anything that intercepts something else
- Ukrainian: перехо́плювач (perexópljuvač) — anything that intercepts something else
- Catalan: interceptor — combat aircraft designed for interception
- French: intercepteur — combat aircraft designed for interception
- German: Abfangjäger — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Italian: intercettatore — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Japanese: 要撃機 (yōgekiki) — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Portuguese: interceptador — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Portuguese: interceptor — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Portuguese: intercetor — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Russian: перехватчик (perexvatčik) — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Spanish: interceptor — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Spanish: interceptador — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Swedish: luftförsvarsflygplan — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Swedish: luftförsvarsjaktflygplan — combat aircraft designed for interception
- Ukrainian: вини́щувач-перехо́плювач (vynýščuvač-perexópljuvač) — combat aircraft designed for interception