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| Domain | Definition |
Electrical Engineering | A device which keeps the sub-conductors of a bundle in a given geometrical configuration. Source: European Union. (references) |
Energy | Strips of material used to separate multiple panes of glass within the windows. (Window). (references) |
Food & Agriculture | Small diameter bobbin inserted between principal bobbins of a groundrope. Source: European Union. (references) |
Industry | A short piece of wood between two force transferring members to prevent bending out and breaking, or to hold the correct spacing. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mechanical Engineering | A sleeve or broad ring placed on a shaft between two coaxial pieces in order to hold them apart. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Device or piece for holding two members at a given distance from each other. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Metallurgy | Arbor for cutters. Measures. . . long, overall includes 5 spacers and lock nut. Source: European Union. (references) |
Mining | A. A piece of metal wire twisted at each end so as to form at one end a guard to keep the explosive in a shothole in place and at the other end another guard to hold the tamping in its place, thus providing an open space between explosive and tamping. When this is provided, the charge constitutes a cushion shot b. Piece of wood doweling which is interposed between charges to extend the column of explosive c. A marker block. Also called spacer block d. The tapered section of a pug joining the barrel to the die; in this section beyond the shaft carrying the screw or blades, the clay iscompounded before it issues through the die. (references) |
Transportation | Piece of metal foil used as packing to obtain accurate spacing between two parts. Source: European Union. (references) |
| Part placed between two other pieces to maintain a given distance between them. Source: European Union. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Spacers slow down the speed of the aerosol coming from the inhaler, meaning that less of the asthma drug impacts on the back of the mouth and more gets into the lungs. Because of this, less medication is needed for an effective dose, and there are fewer side effects from corticosteroid residue in the mouth.
Valves on the spacers cause the patient to breathe the contents of the spacer, but exhalation goes out into the air. The problem of co-ordinating an inspiration with a press of an inhaler is avoided, making use easier for children and the elderly. It also makes asthma medication easier to deliver during an attack.
Polystyrene cups or large plastic bottles can be used as spacers for children in an emergency.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Spacer."
Crosswords: SPACER |
| Specialty definitions using "SPACER": assembler-insulator ♦ CLAMP REMOVER ♦ DNA, Ribosomal, double-glazed window units ♦ LABORER, PRESTRESSED CONCRETE ♦ MOLD OPERATOR ♦ TEST FIXTURE ASSEMBLER. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | Spacer w Bieszczadach (1958) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Health | A device called a spacer or volume chamber should also be used to make it easier to take your medication. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "SPACER" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 94.12% of the time. "SPACER" is used about 17 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) | 94.12% | 16 | 87,710 |
| Noun (proper) | 5.88% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 17 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "SPACER": bearing spacer ♦ distance spacer ♦ epitaxial spacer ♦ spacer bush ♦ spacer DNA ♦ spacer for bundle conductors ♦ spacer sleeve ♦ substrate spacer. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "SPACER": gap-spacer. | |
| 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 "SPACER"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | spaiser, ndarës (dividing, divisional, divisive, parting, partitive, separator, sorter, splitting), astar (liner, lining, saddle). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | разредка (interline, space). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udligningsskive (distance spacer), udfyldningsklods (distance piece), justeringsskive (distance washer, shim, spacer ring), foring (bearing bush, bearing liner, bush, bushing, cover, jacket, liner, outer sleeve, quill, sheat, shell, sleeve, sleeve bearing), afstandsstykke for multipleksledere (spacer for bundle conductors), afstandsstykke (bearing spool, bobbin, distance piece, spacer for bundle conductors, spacing bobbin, spacing spool, spool, spreader spool), afstandsskive (distance spacer, distance washer, shim, spacer ring), afstandsholder (spacers), afstandsbøsning (bearing spacer, distance sleeve, spacer bush, spacer sleeve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | brugstuk (cover, outer sleeve, quill, sheat), afstandhouder (brace), afstandhuls (shim), afstandsbus (bearing spacer, distance sleeve, spacer bush, spacer sleeve), afstandshouder (spacer for bundle conductors), afstandshouder voor een bundelgeleider (spacer for bundle conductors), afstandbus (shim), afstandsstuk (distance piece), vulring (distance spacer), expansiestuk (bellows, cover, outer sleeve, quill, sheat), klos (bobbin, coil, spool), klosje, opvulring (distance spacer, distance washer, shim, spacer ring), trekplaat (collar beam, distance piece, straining beam, tie beam, wind beam, windbrace), tussenstuk (fill-in, interlude), afstandsring (cover, distance washer, outer sleeve, quill, sheat, shim, spacer ring). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | väliside (spacer for bundle conductors), välirulla (lancaster), välirengas (bearing spacer, distance sleeve, spacer bush, spacer sleeve), välikeholkki (bearing spacer, distance sleeve, spacer bush, spacer sleeve), väliholkki. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | entretoise (distance spacer, pallet deck spacer, spacer for bundle conductors, spacer ring, spreader). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Distanzstück (distance piece), ausfüller, Abstandsstück. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αμφιδέτηση ακροφυσίου, δακτύλιος απόστασης (distance washer, shim, spacer ring), διαχωριστικό (baffle, bulkhead, cubicle division, distance spacer, partition, septum), διαστημοδακτύλιος (shim), τάκος (bearer, belaying cleat, bolster, buffer, chock, cleat, follower, holing block, planer, scab, shim, sprag, stop, timber chock), τεμάχιο διαχωρισμού (distance piece), τεμάχιο απόστασης (distance piece), δακτύλιος (annulus), αποστάτης (apostate, renegade), κάλυμμα (cap, cover, covering, cowling, integument, lid, shroud, wrap, wrapper, wrapping), αραιώνων, λεπτή προσθήκη (shim), ενδιάμεσο ακροφύσιο, ενδιάμεσος δακτύλιος (shim), υποστήριγμα διατηρήσεως των αποστάσεων για πολύκλωνους αγωγούς (spacer for bundle conductors), μεσόζευγμα ακροφυσίου, σφήνα (chock, quoin, wedge), αυλός διάστασης (bearing spacer, distance sleeve, spacer bush, spacer sleeve). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | elosztóvas, üres filmkocka, alátét betétdarab, alátétgyűrű, alátétlemez (bolster plate, shim), alátétvas, ék (chock, cleat, dart, dowel, fish, peg, pile, skid, spline, wedge), faék (dowel, peg), térző (space, white line), kizáró (excluding), léc (batten, lath, slat, splint, stave, stretcher), szóközbillentyű, távköztartó, távtartó, térközállító, betéttuskó. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | distanziatore (shim, spacer for bundle conductors). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | spaase. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | acerspay separador (separator), espaçador (distance piece, trouser shim). (various references) прокладка (gasket, insertion, layer, laying, packing, pad, separator, strip, weatherstrip). (various references) razmaknica (space bar). (various references) separador de conductores en haz (spacer for bundle conductors), separador (abducens, abducent, separator), vaina (husk, pod, scabbard, seedcase, sheath, shell, shuck, take), portaboquilla, pieza de separación (distance piece), intercalador, galga de espaciado, espaciador (space bar), distanciador (bearing spool, bobbin, distance spacer, jackstay, spacing bobbin, spacing spool, spool, spreader spool, trouser shim), casquillo distanciador (bearing spacer, distance sleeve, spacer bush, spacer sleeve), arandela distanciadora (distance washer, shim, spacer ring), arandela de separación (distance washer, shim, spacer ring), anillo distanciador (bearing spacer, distance sleeve, spacer bush, spacer sleeve), alerón lateral (cheek plate, sealing plate, side cheek, side panel). (various references) bricka (badge, check, counter, disc, disk, pawn, salver, tablemat, tile, tray, waiter, washer). (various references) espas tuşu (space bar), aralık tuşu (space bar), ara levhası, ara halkası. (various references) miếng đệm (gland). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SPACER": spacers. (additional references) | |
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"SPACER" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Sacer, saceur, Scapera, sepracor, spache, spaer, spamer, specre, spicere, spiker, sponcer. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "SPACER" (pronounced spā"ser) |
| 4 | -p ā" s er | pacer. |
| 3 | -ā" s er | bracer, chaser, eraser, facer, lacer, racer, tracer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: capers, crapes, escarp, pacers, parsec, recaps, scrape, secpar. | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-e-p-r-s" | |
-1 letter: acres, apers, apres, asper, caper, capes, cares, carps, carse, crape, craps, escar, pacer, paces, pares, parse, pears, prase, presa, races, rapes, reaps, recap, scape, scare, scarp, scrap, serac, space, spare, spear. | |
-2 letters: aces, acre, aper, apes, apse, arcs, ares, arse, cape, caps, care, carp, cars, case, ceps, crap, ears, eras, pace, pacs. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-e-p-r-s" | |
+1 letter: apercus, campers, cappers, carpels, carpers, carpets, clasper, eparchs, escaper, escarps, packers, parcels, parches, parsecs, placers, prances, preacts, precast, reclasp, redcaps, repacks, respace, scalper, scamper, scarped, scarper, scauper, scraped, scraper, scrapes, scrapie, secpars, spacers, spacier, spectra. | |
+2 letters: airscape, airspace, aspheric, calipers, caperers, caprices, capsomer, captures, champers, chapters, clampers, clappers, claspers, compares, copperas, crappers, crappies, crispate, epicarps, escapers, escarped, exocarps, mesocarp, pancreas, parchesi, parecism, paretics, patchers, peachers, peracids, percales, perisarc, picrates, piracies, poachers, postrace, practise, prancers, preaches, precasts, precrash, prefaces, prepacks, purchase, reclasps, replaces, replicas, respaced, respaces, sapremic, scalpers, scampers, scarpers, scarphed, scaupers, sceptral, scorepad, scrapers, scrapies, scrapped, scrapper, scrapple, seraphic, spectral, specular, spiracle, supercar. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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