different between depress vs depressor

English

Etymology

From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin d?pressus, perfect participle of d?prim? (“to press down, to weigh down”), from d?- (“off, away, down, out”) +? prem? (“to press”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??p??s/
• Rhymes: -?s

Verb

depress (third-person singular simple present depresses, present participle depressing, simple past and past participle depressed)

2. To press down.

3. To make depressed, sad or bored.

4. (economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

5. To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
6. (mathematics) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

Synonyms

• downbear

Derived terms

Translations

References

• depress in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• depress in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Anagrams

• pressed, spersed

English

Etymology

From depress +? -or.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d??p??s.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /d??p??s.?/
• Rhymes: -?s?(?)

Noun

depressor (plural depressors or (muscle) depressores)

1. Anything that depresses:
   1. (anatomy) Any of several muscles whose contraction pulls down a part of the body.

      Hyponyms: depressor anguli oris, depressor labii inferioris, depressor septi nasi, depressor supercilii, tongue depressor

      Antonym: levator

   2. (neuroanatomy, physiology) A nerve or nerve fiber that decreases the activity or the tone of the organ or the part it innervates, such as lowering the blood pressure.

      Hyponym: vasodepressor

   3. An instrument used to push something out of the way during an examination.

Translations

References

• “depressor”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
• “depressor”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Latin

Etymology

From d?press? (“press down, weigh down frequently”) +? -or (nominal suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /de??pres.sor/, [d?e??p??s???r]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /de?pres.sor/, [d???p??s??r]

Noun

d?pressor m (genitive d?press?ris); third declension (Late Latin)

1. that which presses down or depresses; depressor

Inflection

Third-declension noun.