disruptor
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7.2
- noun
- /dɪsˈrʌptər/
- Specialized
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disruptor
- The sonic disruptor barely fazed him.
- endocrine disruptors
I had never heard of endocrine disruptors or their effects or their purported effects.
- I had never heard of endocrine disruptors or their effects or their purported effects.
- Exposure to other environmental agents like the forever chemicals, which has known to be endocrine disruptors, plays a role.
- It was a nine and I was horrified because the parabens and phthalates are known hormone disruptors.
- And those endocrine disruptors will change the differentiation and the growth of fat cells to increase adiposity.
- What this medicine is proven to do is a disruptor default mode network.
- It could have BPSS or other at endocrine disruptors, right?
- This is the over estrogenetic effect of some of these endocrine disruptors.
- So these endocrine disruptors and microplastics and nanoplastics that's very robust is paper cups.
Examples
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This is a multistage signal disruptor.
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The blast patterns are consistent with the type-3 disruptor.
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The closest one, a man who stopped just a few feet away, held a disruptor aimed directly at him.
Fiction book (1998) -
Why do you place yourself in the path of our disruptors?
Fiction book (2000) -
The Alpha Disruptor fires a deadly stream of plasma, allowing you to hit multiple targets at once.
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Power up the disruptors.
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Martin says they deployed a remote RV fitted with a disruptor to neutralise a suspected IED.
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The technician fixed the issues caused by the disruptor in the communication system.
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The security team identified a disruptor that was interfering with the radar signals.
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To ensure smooth operations, they had to remove the disruptor from the power grid.
Synonyms
18
8.4
A device that sends signals to block radio or phone communication
1
5.8
A thing, person, or substance that stops a machine working
1
4.0
A person or thing that stops the normal flow of activity
1
7.1
A person, device, or program that stops something from working
1
9.4
A military plane that stops enemy supplies reaching their forces
A device that blocks unwanted signals in electronic equipment
A circuit part that blocks signals in a specific frequency band
A device that stops movement or limits flow in machines and electrical systems
A device that stops or slows moving parts to keep people safe
Antonyms
How Disruptive
- Specialized
- Specialized
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8.4
- Specialized
19
7.2
- Specialized
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3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disruptor comes from two old parts: dis- meaning 'apart' and rupt meaning 'break'. A helpful image is a tool that 'breaks' the normal flow of a machine or signal, so a disruptor is a device that stops or disables another device.