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Webster 1913 Edition


Destructor

De-struc′tor

,
Noun.
[L., from
destruere
. See
Destroy
, and cf.
Destroyer
.]
1.
A destroyer.
[R.]
Fire, the
destructor
and the artificial death of things.
Boyle.

Webster 1828 Edition


Destructor

DESTRUCTOR

,
Noun.
A destroyer; a consumer. [Not used.]

Definition 2024


destructor

destructor

English

Noun

destructor (plural destructors)

  1. One who destructs.
  2. A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of refuse.
  3. (object-oriented programming) A function that runs when an object is no longer required, used to release any resources that it was using.

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Translations


Catalan

Noun

destructor m (plural destructors)

  1. destructor (someone who destructs).
  2. destructor (function in computing).
  3. destroyer warship.

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Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /deːsˈtruk.tor/, [deːsˈtrʊk.tɔr]

Noun

dēstructor m (genitive dēstructōris); third declension

  1. destroyer

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative dēstructor dēstructōrēs
genitive dēstructōris dēstructōrum
dative dēstructōrī dēstructōribus
accusative dēstructōrem dēstructōrēs
ablative dēstructōre dēstructōribus
vocative dēstructor dēstructōrēs

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Spanish

Adjective

destructor m (feminine singular destructora, masculine plural destructores, feminine plural destructoras)

  1. destructive
  2. destroying

Noun

destructor m (plural destructores, feminine destructora)

  1. destructor
  2. destroyer (warship)

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