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单词 restrictor
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restrictorn.

Brit. /rᵻˈstrɪktə/, U.S. /rəˈstrɪktər/, /riˈstrɪktər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: restrict v., -or suffix.
Etymology: < restrict v. + -or suffix. Compare post-classical Latin restrictor (12th cent. in a British source).
1. A person who or thing which restricts something.
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society > authority > subjection > restraint or restraining > restriction or limitation > [noun] > one who or that which restricts or limits
limiter1483
contractor1629
restrictive1629
restrictor1825
restrictionist1849
the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > quality of being special or restricted in application > quality of being restricted or limited > [noun] > one who or that which restricts or limits
limiter1483
stinter1605
contractor1629
restrictor1825
1825 J. S. Mill in Westm. Rev. Apr. 291 It is a proposition which the restrictors themselves do not venture to dispute.
1866 Dublin Rev. Oct. 424 More culpable and prolific in evil are the lineal descendants in that long line of monarchical restrictors of the liberty of the Church.
1904 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 4 845 The patients..were inclined to look upon the nurses, especially those of their own nationality, as restrictors of freedom and arbitrators of fitness.
1920 Minnesota Med. 3 247/2 Such apparatus is more harmful than beneficial, since it acts as a restrictor of respiration.
1954 Sewage & Industr. Wastes 26 664/1 Rose bengal as a bacterial inhibitor or as a mold colony size restrictor.
1983 S. C. Dik in F. Heny Ling. Categories II. 130 Restrictors can be realized in different ways in the form of linguistic expressions.
2005 D. Schmied Winning & Losing i. 4 Globalization has profoundly weakened the role of the state as the..restrictor of spatial and socio-economic inequalities.
2. A device for restricting the flow of a gas or fluid, e.g. by means of a valve, narrowed orifice, use of a porous medium, etc. Frequently attributive.
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society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > device for restricting flow
riffle1848
restrictor1881
baffle-plate1882
riffling1883
1881 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 Apr. A good deal has been heard about the small supply of water at the command of the Engineer of the Water Works, and the use of restrictors has been widely resorted to.
1913 J. W. Johnson Johnson's New Handy Man. Plumbing, Heating, Ventilating, & Mech. Refrigeration (ed. 7) 105 Special radiator supply valves are used with patented restrictor sleeves that give each radiator what steam it needs.
1961 R. V. Watts in D. S. Carton et al. Rocket Propulsion Technol. I. 54 By opening the..restrictor, it became possible to set minimum thrust at the required angle.
1984 J. Worthington & D. Knight Home Plumbing 89/2 Make sure that the correct restrictor nozzles are fitted in the machine.
2001 S. Roaf et al. Ecohouse (2002) x. 217 Flow restrictors are readily available and can be fitted to many appliances, but their use has to be appropriate.

Compounds

restrictor plate n. Engineering a metal plate which restricts something; spec. one which limits the air intake of an internal combustion engine, chiefly used in motor racing for reducing the maximum speed of a car.
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1935 S. S. Cramer U.S. Patent 1,991,845 1/2 A perspective view of the restrictor plate showing the raceway of Figure 7 in position.
1971 Bluefield (W. Va.) Daily Tel. 22 Jan. 6/1 Smaller engines, said Lin Kuchler, vice president and competition director for NASCAR, can run without any restrictor plate.
2005 J. MacGregor Sunday Money iv. 99 The cars at restrictor-plate tracks tend to orbit the course in long freight trains, one car behind the other behind the other.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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