-or

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Suffix

1. Creates an agent noun, indicating a person who does something.

   survive + -or → survivor

   Synonyms: -er, -ster

   hypo en

   cot en

2. (electrical science) Appended to the names of members of classes of components, especially those that have an extensive property name of the same root suffixed with -ance

   Resistors possess resistance and inductors possess inductance.

Related terms

• -er (alternative spelling)
• -rix (feminine form)

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