# restrictor

**Pronunciation:** RESTRICTOR

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

restrictor means anything that restricts. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

## Examples

- The article uses restrictor to mean anything that restricts.
- The teacher asked students to find restrictor in the reading.
- Check the words around restrictor to choose the right meaning.

## Common patterns

- a/the restrictor — Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — The article mentioned a restrictor.
- restrictor in context — Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — We checked restrictor in context before translating it.

## Collocations

- restrictor example — The teacher gave a restrictor example.
- restrictor meaning — We checked the restrictor meaning before moving on.

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