reluctor

English

Etymology

From reluctance +‎ -or.

Noun

reluctor (plural reluctors)

  1. (automotive) A toothed ring or wheel that rotates past a variable reluctance sensor.

Latin

Etymology

From re- +‎ lū̆ctor.

Pronunciation

Verb

relū̆ctor (present infinitive relū̆ctārī, perfect active relū̆ctātus sum); first conjugation, deponent

  1. to resist (struggle against)

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Italian: rilottare, riluttare (learned)
  • Spanish: reluchar

References

  • reluctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • reluctor”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • reluctor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.