English Explanatory Dictionary

spacer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type.
  2. A person who works or lives in space.
  3. A bushing.
  4. A forgetful person; one who spaces out.
  5. A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler.
  6. An instrument for reversing a telegraphic current, especially in a marine cable, to increase the speed of transmission.

Pronunciation

/ˈspeɪsɚ/ En-au-spacer.ogg

Word forms

spacer spacers

Etymology

From space + -er.

Derived words

geospacer intergenic spacer multispacer protospacer spacer DNA spacer oligonucleotide typing
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