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Definition: Arrester |
ArresterNoun1. A restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
| Domain | Definition |
Environment | Equipment designed to remove particulate matter from a gaseous medium. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. Any mechanical contrivance or device used to stop or slow up motion b. Mechanism for the purification of a gas stream that may containsuspended liquids or solids. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonym: ArresterSynonym: arrester hook (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Arrester |
| Specialty definitions using "arrester": ANTENNA INSTALLER. (references) |
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Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Conowingo Hydroelectric Plant. Insulators on lightning arrester. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| "Arrester" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Arrester" is used about 2 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 2 | 245,945 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "arrester": arrester consisting of a horned spark gap ♦ arrester hook ♦ dust arrester ♦ lightning arrester ♦ spark arrester ♦ spike arrester. Additional references. | |
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Ending with "arrester": deck-arrester. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "arrester"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | ai që areston. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | разредник, гръмоотвод (lightning arrester, lightning conductor, lightning rod), лице което арестува, блокиращ механизъм (arrest), изпразнител (discharger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 逮捕 (arrestor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | bleskojistka (lightning arrester). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | støvudskiller, overspændingsbeskyttelsesanordning, overspændingsbeskyttelse (crowbar, protector). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | ventielafleider, stofvanger (dust arrester). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ylijännitesuoja (protector). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | séparateur, limiteur de surtension, implosive, implosion, capteur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Blitzableiter (lightning conductor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | κρατών (holder, retainer), σταματών (stayer, stemmer, stopper), απαγωγέας υπερτάσεων (surge arrestor), απαγωγέας (kidnapper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | villámhárító (arrestor, lightning arrester, lightning conductor, lightning rod, thunder-rod), túlfeszültség-levezető (arrestor), rögzítő szerkezet (arresting device, arrestor), megakasztó szerkezet (arrestor), megállító szerkezet (arrestor), fékező szerkezet (arrestor), arretáló szerkezet (arrestor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | captatore (interceptor), cappa (cap, Cape, cloak, cope, cowl, hood, Kappa, mantle, Pall). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | "뢰기 (arrestor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | bac tendreil (lightning arrester). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arresteray pára-raios (conductor, lightning-arrester, lightning-rod). (various references) dispozitiv de oprire, descãrcãtor (unloader), clichet (claw, click, pawl). (various references) разрядник (discharger, spark gap), предохранитель (fuse, fuze, pawl, preventer, protector, safety catch, safety latch). (various references) uređaj za kočenje. (various references) pararrayos (lightning conductor, lightning rod). (various references) flamskydd (flame arrester, flame arresting, flame arrestor, flame guard), flame arrestor (flame arrester, flame arrestor), filter (filter, screen), åskledare (lightning arrester, lightning conductor, lightning rod, lightning-conductor). (various references) yıldırım siperi (lightning arrester), kıvılcım kesici (spark arrester), kıvılcım kafesi (spark arrester). (various references) іскровловлювач (spark arrester). (various references) bộ phân hãm (arrestor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "arrester": arresters. (additional references) | |
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"Arrester" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Agreste, Ardeseir, Aresti, areter, Aristar, arister, Aristera, arroser, Arsete, Harrester. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "arrester" (pronounced 'Ar*rest"er'): Abaser, Abater, Abider, Abjurer, Abridger, Absconder, Absenter, Absolver, Absorber, Abstainer, Abstracter, Abuser, Acceder, Accepter, Acclaimer, Accorder, Accruer, Accuser, Achiever, Acquirer, Adherer, Adjudger, Adjurer, Adjuster, Admirer, Adopter, Adorer, Adorner, Advertiser, Adviser, Advoyer, Affecter, Affirmer, Afflicter, Affrayer, Affreighter, Affrighter, Affronter, Aflicker, Agreer, Aider, Aimer, Airer, Aliner, Allayer, Alleger, Allower, Allurer, Altogether, Amasser. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: rearrest. | |
| Words within the letters "a-e-e-r-r-r-s-t" | |
-1 letter: rearers, retears, serrate, tearers. | |
-2 letters: aretes, arrest, easter, eaters, eraser, rarest, raster, raters, rearer, reseat, rester, retear, searer, seater, starer, tarres, tearer, teaser, terrae, terras, terser. | |
-3 letters: arete, aster, eater, erase, ester, rarer, rares, raser, rater, rates, rears, reest, reset, saree, serer, setae, stare, steer, stere, tares, tarre, tears, tease, terra, terse, trees. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-e-e-r-r-r-s-t" | |
+1 letter: arresters, barterers, parterres, rearrests, retarders, traverser, treasurer. | |
+2 letters: barretries, charterers, errantries, rearrested, recharters, restrainer, retransfer, retreaters, traversers, treasurers. | |
+3 letters: rearresting, restrainers, retransfers, retrogrades, tearjerkers, terrestrial, transferred, transferrer. | |
+4 letters: afterburners, agroforester, carburetters, forequarters, fraternizers, intermarries, orchestrater, perpetrators, racetrackers, redecorators, refractories, refrigerants, refrigerates, regenerators, remunerators, restaurateur, reverberates, strawberries, terrestrials, torchbearers, trainbearers, transferrers, trierarchies. | |
+5 letters: agroforesters, baroreceptors, breaststroker, cotransferred, heartbreakers, hyperreactors, intrapreneurs, orchestraters, petrographers, predepartures, proprietaries, quartermaster, reformatories, refrigerators, reorchestrate, restauranteur, restaurateurs, retransferred, retransformed, stereoregular, strikebreaker, tergiversator, terrestrially, tetrapyrroles, trailbreakers, transferrable, treasurership, understrapper, waterproofers. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 72 72 65 73 74 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-. .-. . ... - . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110010 01110010 01100101 01110011 01110100 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A r r e s t e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0072 0072 0065 0073 0074 0065 0072 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3584847185867184 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Derivations 11. Rhymes 12. Anagrams | 13. Orthography 14. Bibliography |
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