riser
English
Etymology
From Middle English ryser, risere, equivalent to rise + -er.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹaɪ.zə(ɹ)/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪzə(r)
Noun
riser (plural risers)
- Someone or something which rises.
- A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something.
- The choir stood on risers for the performance.
- The vertical part of a step on a staircase.
- (archery) The main body of a bow.
- A vertical utility conduit, pipe or path between floors of a building for placement of cables (e.g. telephone, networking), or to convey fluids (e.g. gas, water).
- A pipe connecting an individual exhaust port of an internal combustion engine to the muffler, particularly on aircraft.
- A Manx cat with a showable short tail.
- A strip of webbing joining a parachute's harness to the rigging lines.
Derived terms
- dry riser
- wet riser
Translations
someone or something
platform
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part of a step
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main body of a bow
Norwegian
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