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PRONUNCIATION OF SPACER

spacer  [ˈspeɪsə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPACER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Spacer 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 SPACER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Spacer

Spacer may refer to: ▪ An unthreaded piece of rigid tubing used as a separator. See Standoff. ▪ Spacer, in Isaac Asimov's Robot Series ▪ Spacer, one of several cheela that was stranded in space in Robert L. Forward's novel Starquake ▪ Rebar spacer, in concrete construction ▪ Spacer, alias for flesh tunnel, a type of body piercing ▪ Spacer, element in HTML Webpage design...

Definition of spacer in the English dictionary

The first definition of spacer in the dictionary is a piece of material used to create or maintain a space between two things. Other definition of spacer is a keyed space in text or data; space character. Spacer is also a person who travels in outer space.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPACER


acer
ˈeɪsə
Auslese
ˈausˌleɪsə
backspacer
ˌbækˈspeɪsə
bracer
ˈbreɪsə
cerveza
səˈveɪsə
chaser
ˈtʃeɪsə
defacer
dɪˈfeɪsə
displacer
dɪsˈpleɪsə
effacer
ˈɛfˈeɪsə
facer
ˈfeɪsə
lacer
ˈleɪsə
macer
ˈmeɪsə
mesa
ˈmeɪsə
pacer
ˈpeɪsə
racer
ˈreɪsə
radiotracer
ˈraɪdɪəʊˌtreɪsə
replacer
rɪˈpleɪsə
retracer
ˌriːˈtreɪsə
tracer
ˈtreɪsə
vasa
ˈveɪsə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPACER

space-time continuum
spaceband
spaceborne
spacecraft
spaced
spaced out
spacefaring
spacelab
spaceless
spaceman
spacemen
spaceport
spaceship
spacesuit
spacewalk
spacewalker
spaceward
spacewoman
spacewomen
spacey

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPACER

amphimacer
blue racer
boy racer
disgracer
drag racer
embracer
filacer
grimacer
menacer
Odoacer
outplacer
placer
prefacer
radioactive tracer
resurfacer
road racer
skip tracer
slalom racer
solacer
surfacer

Synonyms and antonyms of spacer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «spacer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPACER

Find out the translation of spacer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of spacer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «spacer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

espaciador
570 millions of speakers

English

spacer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्पेसर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

هل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

прокладка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

espaçador
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

spacemen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

entretoise
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Spacemen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Distanz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スペーサ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스페이서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Spacemen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

spacer
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

spacemen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्पेसमेन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzay adamı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

distanziatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

spacer
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прокладка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spacer
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

spacer
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spacer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

spacer
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spacer
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of spacer

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPACER»

The term «spacer» is very widely used and occupies the 10.095 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPACER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «spacer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «spacer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPACER»

Discover the use of spacer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spacer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Barnacle Bill the Spacer and Other Stories
This collection by Lucius Shepard, one of the most exciting new writers to emerge in the 1980s, includes the eponymous story 'Barnacle Bill the Spacer', about an attempted mutiny on a space station, which won the Hugo Award, as well as ...
Lucius Shepard, 2010
2
Ultrafiltration and Microfiltration Handbook
... 60 0.675, 0.773, 0.83, 1.1-1.2, 1.625 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 31, 38, 43, 45, 46, 48, 50, 60, 65, 71, 80, 90, 100, 120 26-mil spacer = 81 ft2 31-mil spacer = 73 ft2 46- mil spacer = 59 ft2 60-mil spacer = 45 ft2 80-mil spacer = 38ft2 28-mil spacer = 210 ...
Munir Cheryan, 1998
3
Dreamweaver MX 2004: The Missing Manual
Don't use spacer images for autostretch tables. This is not a wise choice if you want to use the Autostretch feature; it also doesn't work in Netscape 4. Most likely, your fixed width columns will appear much smaller than you intended. Note: After  ...
David Sawyer McFarland, 2004
4
Popular Science
CONVENTIONAL. SPACER: ALUMINUM. In conventional edge designs for insulated glass windows, tubular metal spacers are filled with desiccant, a water- absorbing material. Aluminum has been the preferred spacer material because ...
5
Spacer and Rat
" The result: Spacer and Rat, a fast-paced space adventure and a short story about human feeling and growing up -- science fiction for those who love SF; riveting fiction for those who don't.
Margaret Bechard, 2014
6
Spinal Instrumentation: Surgical Techniques
153. ProSpace. (Aesculap): CE-Spacer/PLIF. DREW. A. BEDNAR. 154 Spinal Concepts Cadence PLIF Implant JAVIER GARCIA-BENGOCHEA. Transdiskal interbody stabilization of the lumbar spine came into widespread use around the  ...
Daniel H. Kim, Alexander R. Vaccaro, 2011
7
The Infected Implant
concerns on the issue of mechanical stability re- garding spacer fracture. Hip spacers seem to be more problematic, especially in cases of excessive loading due to incompliance with weight-bearing or adipositas. It remains unclear if inserted ...
Heino Kienapfel, Klaus-Dieter Kühn, 2009
8
International Spacer Station: Significant Challenges May ...
Significant Challenges May Limit Onboard Research Cristina T. Chaplain. intervention or be constrained by available crew time. Areas such as technology development may require less crew intervention; for example, the Materials ...
Cristina T. Chaplain, 2010
9
Knitting Technology: A Comprehensive Handbook and Practical ...
One reason for the development of spacer fabrics was an attempt to replace toxic, laminated-layer foam with a single, synthetic fibre type fabric, thus facilitating future re-cycling (Fig. 30.5). Spacer fabrics are manufactured according to their ...
David J. Spencer, 2001
10
Master VISUALLY Dreamweaver CS3 and Flash CS3 Professional
spacer image is an invisible image that is used to add space on a Web page. The image is a 1-x-1-pixel transparent image. When adding the image to the Web page, you can set its width and height to the size of the space that is needed.
Sherry Kinkoph Gunter, Janet Valade, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPACER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term spacer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
MCRA Assists VertiFlex, Inc. with Obtaining FDA PMA Approval for …
... Premarket Approval (PMA) application decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to approve VertiFlex Inc.'s Superion® Interspinous Spacer for ... «PR Newswire, Jun 15»
2
Boys Noize And TEED Drop Techno Throwback 'Spacer'
Krautrock melodies meet clubby drums on the new German/English collaboration. Razor sharp synths slice with a funky swing into heavy percussion in the ... «LessThan3, Jun 15»
3
Interspinous spacer for lumbar stenosis likely not inferior to existing …
In all, 391 patients with lumbar stenosis at one or two levels were randomly assigned on a 1:1 basis to receive either the Superion Interspinous Spacer System ... «Healio, Jun 15»
4
Agalimmune licenses KODE Biotech's Function-Spacer-Lipid cell …
In order to access this content you need to be logged into the site and have an active subscription or trial subscription. Please login, take a free trial or subscribe ... «The Pharma Letter, Jun 15»
5
Augmenix unleashes promising data for injectable prostate cancer …
In a study with 222 patients, individuals tolerated the spacer well and the extra space cut the average rectal V70 radiation dose from 12.4% to 3.3%, an almost ... «FierceMedicalDevices, Jun 15»
6
VertiFlex®, Inc. Announces FDA PMA Approval for the Superion …
Superion® is indicated for moderate lumbar spinal stenosis, and is the least invasive motion preserving device in the category of interspinous spacers. «Business Wire, May 15»
7
1 Awesome Under Armour Vest, 5 Different Ways
This Under Armour Spacer Vest ($100; underarmour.com) straddles the line between fitness (it's designed to keep you dry) and fashion (the fitted silhouette and ... «Shape Magazine, Apr 15»
8
New prostate treatment protects from radiation effects
The hydrogel spacer maintains this space until radiotherapy is complete. The spacer then liquefies and is absorbed and cleared from the body in the patient's ... «WKYC-TV, Apr 15»
9
Conwed RO Feed Spacers Shown At 2015 Membrane Technology …
Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) - Conwed, the leading plastic netting manufacturer in the world, will display its latest reverse osmosis (RO) feed spacer technology at ... «Water Online, Mar 15»
10
VertiFlex®, Inc. Announces FDA Advisory Panel Support for the …
Pierce D. Nunley, MD, a study investigator from the Spine Institute of Louisiana, and Panel presenter commented: “The Superion Interspinous Spacer fits ... «Business Wire, Feb 15»

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