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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ELATER

Via New Latin from Greek: driver, from elaunein to beat, drive; compare elastic.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ELATER

elater  [ˈɛlətə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELATER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Elater is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELATER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Elater

An elater is a cell that is hygroscopic, and therefore will change shape in response to changes in moisture in the environment. Elaters come in a variety of forms, but are always associated with plant spores. In plants that do not have seeds, they function in dispersing the spores to a new location.

Definition of elater in the English dictionary

The definition of elater in the dictionary is an elaterid beetle. Other definition of elater is a spirally thickened filament, occurring in liverwort capsules and horsetails, thought to aid dispersal of spores.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELATER


balata
ˈbælətə
balloter
ˈbælətə
bardolater
bɑːˈdɒlətə
belleter
ˈbɛlətə
bibliolater
ˌbɪblɪˈɒlətə
demonolater
ˌdiːməˈnɒlətə
ecclesiolater
ɪˌkliːzɪˈɒlətə
Galata
ˈɡælətə
hagiolater
ˌhæɡɪˈɒlətə
heliolater
ˌhiːlɪˈɒlətə
iconolater
ˌaɪkəˈnɒlətə
idolater
aɪˈdɒlətə
leafleter
ˈliːflətə
Mariolater
ˌmeərɪˈɒlətə
monolater
mɒˈnɒlətə
necrolater
nɛˈkrɒlətə
ophiolater
ˌɒfɪˈɒlətə
pyrolater
paɪˈrɒlətə
zoolater
zəʊˈɒlətə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELATER

elasticise
elasticity
elasticize
elasticness
elastin
elastomer
elastomeric
Elastoplast
Elat
elate
elated
elatedly
elatedness
elaterid
elaterin
elaterite
elaterium
Elath
elation
elative

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELATER

deflater
desolater
dilater
electroplater
granulater
Greater
inflater
later
physiolater
plater
relater
sea slater
see you later
selling-plater
slater
sooner or later
stimulater
tin-plater
tweet you later
violater
water slater

Synonyms and antonyms of elater in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «elater» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ELATER

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Translator English - Arabic

إلاتر
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elater
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elater
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elater
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Elater
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Translator English - German

elater
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Translator English - Japanese

elater
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Translator English - Korean

elater
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Translator English - Javanese

Elater
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elater
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Translator English - Tamil

elater
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Translator English - Marathi

इएलटर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

elater
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Translator English - Italian

elater
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Translator English - Polish

Elater
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Translator English - Ukrainian

elater
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Translator English - Romanian

elater
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Translator English - Greek

elater
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Translator English - Afrikaans

elater
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Translator English - Swedish

Elater
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

elater
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Trends of use of elater

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ELATER»

The term «elater» is normally little used and occupies the 125.257 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ELATER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about elater

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELATER»

Discover the use of elater in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to elater and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bryophyte Biology
directly by sporocyte meiosis and elater differentiation, resulting in a 4:1 spore: elater ratio in the mature capsule. In most hepatics, however, the sporocyte initial divides several times prior to meiosis, while the elater initial remains undivided.
Arthur Jonathan Shaw, Bernard Goffinet, 2000
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The Rural cyclopedia, or A general dictionary of ...
The inability of entomologists to identify more than a small number of clateridous larvae with precise species of wire-worms is our principal motive for discussing the elater and the wire- worm in mutual distinct articles ; and it ought also to be a  ...
John Marius Wilson, 1848
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Monographs of the Diptera of North America: Trypetidae, ...
Elater hep. Germ. Apbanobius hep. Germ. texanus Lec. Agriotes Each, mancus Lec. Elater mane. Say. El. (Agr.) obesusf Harris. Agr. truncatus Melt. Agr. striatulus Mete. pubescens Melt. fucosus Lec. var. collaris Lec. ferrugineipennis Lec.
Hermann Loew, Carl Robert Osten-Sacken, Smithsonian Institution, 1867
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Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections
pennata Germ. Elater pej.n. Fabr. El. discoidcus Weber. El. cruentu* Uliv. aurorata Lec. Elater aur. Say. rornlenta Lec. marmorata Germ. Elater marm. Fabr. § obtecta Lec. Elater obtectua Say. cavicollis Lec. profusa C'ond. — brevicornis Lec.
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List of the Coleoptera of North America
Elater hep. Germ. Aphanobius hep. Germ. texanus Леe. Agrióte* Esch. mano us Lee. Elater manc. Say. El. (Agr.) obesusj Harris Agr. truncatus Mels. Agr. striatulus Mels. pubescens Mels. fucosus Lee. var. eollnris Lee. ferrugineipeniÜa Lee.
John Lawrence LeConte, 1863
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Farm insects
Elater (Athous) ruficaudis — The red-tailed click- beetle, 160. Elater segetis, 153. Elater (Agriotes) sputator — -The spitting click- beetle, 158. 191. Elater suturalis — Another name for Elater marginatus, 192. Elater variabilis — The same as E.
John Curtis, 1860
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A General Natural History: Or, New and Accurate Descriptions ...
Elater fusto-viridi-ceneas'. _ The Elater, of a mixed hrown, green, and hrastj' colour. This is but a small species: the body is oblong, and not very thick; the male has the thorax and exterior wings very bright, and with a great deal of green in ...
‎1773
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An History of Animals: Containing Descriptions of the Birds, ...
Containing Descriptions of the Birds, Beasts, Fishes, and Insects of the Sevarl Parts of the World ... Illustrated with Figures John Hill. Elater fusco-viridi-deneus. The Elater^ of a mixed brown, green, and brassy colour. This is but a small species ...
John Hill, 1752
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A General Natural History: Or, New and Accurate Descriptions ...
7v': W-ff 7- >-*_-_,_ _ _ 1- .[h .__r___ '- w r W - rv-w +_- - (-- ._. 'Wfl_ w, 'L 4 He Hstosy of A NI Elater frzsio-viria'i-oe'zeus. The Elater, of a mixed brown, green, and &raffiy colour, This is but a small species: the body is oblong, and not very thick; ...
John Hill, 1752
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The System of Natural History
It is remarkable, that when laid on its back, it has the power of fpringing or leaping up, whence it has its name ; for Elater fignifies a fpring. The Elater of a mixed brown, green, and brafly colour, is a fmall fpecies, and has an oblong body : the ...
Georges Louis Leclerc comte de Buffon, 1800

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELATER»

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Jaguar's 2016 XJ on screen
Jaguar has also modified the XJ line-up, with new R-Sport and range-topping Autobiography trim levels, th elater in long-wheelbase versions ... «Car and Van News, Jun 15»
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EXPLORING THE NIAGARA FRONTIER: The eyed click beetle – a …
Smaller click beetles are more effective at doing that, so if you flipped over a larger click beetle, like the eyed elater, it might take him a few tries. «East Niagara Post, Jun 15»
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Focusing in on arthropods of the West
This handsome insect is known as an eyed elater, a large (19-44 mm-long) member of the family Elateridae (the click beetles). Eyed elaters ... «High Country News, Jun 15»
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Good natured: Beetles that have the amazing ability to click
The insects belong to the family Elateridae, a name derived from the Greek word elater meaning "driver, or hurler," a reference to the beetles' ... «Kane County Chronicle, Apr 15»
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Australia's Champions Trophy reign over as Kookaburras lose to …
Germany will meet Pakistan in the title clash on Sunday after Pakistan upset hosts India 4-3 in th elater semi. It will be Germany's first ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 14»
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Country diary: our butterflies are back
... Restoration Trust's Lark Rise Farm the other day in the form of a rusty red click beetle – Elater ferrugineus, one of the rarest beetles in Britain. «Telegraph.co.uk, Aug 14»
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Nature Watch: Defensive tricks help bugs, animals avoid predators
It was an eyed click beetle or eyed elater, a species with two interesting characteristics, each of which serves in the insect's defense. The first is ... «Buffalo News, Jul 14»
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Why is the horsetail plant such a pest?
Each elater has a tough, waterproof side and a more elastic, hygroscopic side that expands and contracts as it absorbs and loses water. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 14»
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Holloway prison opens up for C5 doc
... editor Simon Raikes. Clarke will exec produce alongside GME's Tony Mousdale and Abigail Adams. The series is due to air elater this year. «Broadcast, May 14»
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MoCA North Miami Exhibition Explores the Relationship Between …
Luis Benedit, Proyecto para un elater articulado, 1974. Pencil and watercolor on paper, 65 x 47 cm. Courtesy of Marcelo Nougues. "Love of ... «Complex.com, Aug 13»

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