Definition
Relating to, used for, or involved in excavation; suitable for or capable of excavating.
Etymology
From 'excavate' + '-ory' (relating to or serving the purpose of). The term developed in technical and scientific writing to describe methods and tools for digging.
Kelly Says
The '-ory' suffix attaches to verbs to create adjectives about purpose—'excavatory' describes things whose purpose IS to excavate. It's like grammar's way of saying 'this is what this thing is FOR.'
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Excavator
eks-ka-va-tor
ARالعربية
منْحَار
min-ha-ar
BNবাংলা
খোদাই যন্ত্র
kho-dai-jantra
CACatalà
excavador
eks-ka-va-dor
DADansk
gravemaskine
gra-ve-mas-ki-ne
DEDeutsch
ausgrabend
owz-gra-bend
ELΕλληνικά
εξκαβητήρας
eks-ka-vi-te-ras
ESEspañol
excavador
eks-ka-va-dor
FAفارسی
گاوخوار
ga-o-khaw-ar
FISuomi
kaivinkone
kai-vi-kon-e
FRFrançais
excavatrice
eks-ka-va-t-rees
HAHA
Excavator
eks-ka-va-tor
HIहिन्दी
खोदनेवाला
kho-d-ne-va-la
IDBahasa Indonesia
ekavator
e-ka-va-tor
IGIG
Excavator
eks-ka-va-tor
ITItaliano
escavatore
es-ka-va-to-re
KMKM
ការប្រមូល
ka-ar-pra-mool
MSBahasa Melayu
penggalian
pen-ga-li-an
MYမြန်မာ
တူးပြောင်း
tu-pyaung
NLNederlands
graafmachine
graaf-ma-shien
NONorsk
gravermaskin
gra-ver-mas-kin
PLPolski
koparka
ko-par-ka
PTPortuguês
escavador
es-ka-va-dor
RORomână
excavator
eks-ka-va-tor
RUРусский
экскаватор
eks-ka-va-tor
SVSvenska
grävmaskin
grav-mas-kin
SWKiswahili
mchimba
m-chi-mba
TAதமிழ்
கோப்பி இயந்திரம்
ko-ppi-yan-thram
TLTL
makina ng pag-aangkat
ma-ki-na ng pa-ga-an-gat
TRTürkçe
ekskavatör
eks-ka-va-tor
UKУкраїнська
екскаватор
eks-ka-va-tor
URاردو
گڑھنے والا
gar-hne-wa-la
VITiếng Việt
máy đào
may dao
YOYO
Excavator
eks-ka-va-tor
ZUZU
Excavator
eks-ka-va-tor