Meaning of Riser | Babel Free
ˈɹaɪ.zə(ɹ)Definitions
- Someone or something which rises.
- A surname.
- A platform or stand used to lift or elevate something.
- A vertical part of a step on a staircase.
- 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.
- A reservoir built into a metal casting mold to prevent the formation of cavities in the casting as the metal shrinks on cooling.
- A male's erection.
Equivalents
Examples
“The choir stood on risers for the performance.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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