C1 noun Formell

expulsor

/ɪkˈspʌlsər/

An expulsor is an agent, mechanism, or person that drives out, ejects, or forces something away. It is often used in technical contexts to describe devices that discharge materials, or metaphorically to describe social forces that displace people.

Beispiele

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1

The faulty expulsor in the grain silo caused a significant blockage in the delivery pipe.

The faulty expulsor in the grain silo caused a significant blockage in the delivery pipe.

2

Under international law, the state acting as an expulsor must ensure the safety of the refugees being removed.

Under international law, the state acting as an expulsor must ensure the safety of the refugees being removed.

3

That old vending machine is a total expulsor; it just spits your coins right back out.

That old vending machine is a total expulsor; it just spits your coins right back out.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
expulsor
Verb
expel
Adverb
expulsively
Adjektiv
expulsive
Verwandt
expulsion
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Merkhilfe

Break the word down: 'Ex-' means 'out' and 'pulse' means 'to drive'. An expulsor is something that drives something else out.

Schnelles Quiz

The newly installed _______ mechanism ensures that any debris is cleared from the machine automatically.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: expulsor

Beispiele

1

The faulty expulsor in the grain silo caused a significant blockage in the delivery pipe.

everyday

The faulty expulsor in the grain silo caused a significant blockage in the delivery pipe.

2

Under international law, the state acting as an expulsor must ensure the safety of the refugees being removed.

formal

Under international law, the state acting as an expulsor must ensure the safety of the refugees being removed.

3

That old vending machine is a total expulsor; it just spits your coins right back out.

informal

That old vending machine is a total expulsor; it just spits your coins right back out.

4

Geological pressure within the volcanic chamber served as the primary expulsor of magma through the crustal vents.

academic

Geological pressure within the volcanic chamber served as the primary expulsor of magma through the crustal vents.

5

Management positioned the new software as an expulsor of redundant workflows across the department.

business

Management positioned the new software as an expulsor of redundant workflows across the department.

Wortfamilie

Nomen
expulsor
Verb
expel
Adverb
expulsively
Adjektiv
expulsive
Verwandt
expulsion

Häufige Kollokationen

mechanical expulsor mechanical expulsor
primary expulsor primary expulsor
gas expulsor gas expulsor
social expulsor social expulsor
automatic expulsor automatic expulsor

Häufige Phrasen

act as an expulsor

act as an expulsor

centrifugal expulsor

centrifugal expulsor

point of expulsor

point of expulsor

Wird oft verwechselt mit

expulsor vs propulsor

An expulsor drives something out or away, while a propulsor drives something forward (like a jet engine).

expulsor vs expulsion

Expulsion is the process or act of being forced out, whereas an expulsor is the specific entity doing the forcing.

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Nutzungshinweise

This word is relatively rare and highly formal. It is primarily found in engineering specifications to describe parts that eject waste, or in academic sociology to describe factors that force people out of a country.

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Häufige Fehler

Learners often use the more common word 'ejector' in general contexts; 'expulsor' should be reserved for technical or very formal writing where a specific agent of removal is identified.

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Merkhilfe

Break the word down: 'Ex-' means 'out' and 'pulse' means 'to drive'. An expulsor is something that drives something else out.

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Wortherkunft

Derived from the Latin 'expulsor', from the past participle stem of 'expellere', meaning 'to drive out'.

Grammatikmuster

Countable noun Followed by the preposition 'of' to indicate the object being removed Pluralized as 'expulsors'

Schnelles Quiz

The newly installed _______ mechanism ensures that any debris is cleared from the machine automatically.

Richtig!

Die richtige Antwort ist: expulsor

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