LEVATOR

levator

(noun) a muscle that serves to lift some body part (as the eyelid or lip)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

levator (plural levators or levatores)

(anatomy) lifting muscle

(anatomy, specifically) The levator palpebrae superioris muscle.

Antonyms

• depressor

Anagrams

• Tervola, love rat

Source: Wiktionary


Le*va"tor, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. levare to raise. See Lever, n.]

1. (Anat.)

Definition: A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the lip or the eyelid.

2. (Surg.)

Definition: A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed part of the skull.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

29 May 2025

CRITICAL

(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.

coffee icon