breather

breather

English

Etymology

breathe +‎ -er (agent noun suffix) or +‎ -er (relational noun suffix)

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/

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• Rhymes: -iːðə(ɹ)

Noun

breather (plural breathers)

1. Something or someone that breathes.
2. A short break; a rest or respite.

   After a short breather she was ready to continue up the hill.

3. (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
4. (colloquial, dated) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.
5. (mechanics) An air inlet path to the crankcase

Synonyms

• (short break): hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause

Derived terms

• chest breather
• fire-breather
• mouth-breather
• mouth breather
• take a breather

 

Translations

something that breathes

Catalan: respirador m Finnish: hengittäjä German: Atmende m or f Spanish: respirador (es) m Turkish: nefes alan

short break

Finnish: hengähdysaika, hengähdystauko (fi) French: pause (fr) f German: Verschnaufpause (de) f, (colloquial) Atempause (de) f Manx: aash veg f Polish: odsapka f Slovak: oddych m Spanish: respiro (es) m Turkish: ara (tr)

physics: kind of excitation

Anagrams

• Eberhart