With a series of nearly identical compounds, we sometimes delay the final term of the final term until the last instance, allowing the hyphen to act as a kind of place holder, as in. 1  The third- and fourth-grade teachers met with the parents. 2  Both full- and part-time employees will get raises this year.
The functions of a fixator muscle is the stabalizing of the orgin of the prime mover so that the prime mover can act more efficiently.
Shock absorbers or dampers perform a number of important functions on a car or truck. One function of a shock absorber is to dampen the ride of the vehicle by smoothing out bumps in the road. Travelling by car or truck would be a very unpleasant experience without the benefit of dampers.