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Meaning
Noun
●
Someone
or something
which rises.
●
In Cats:
A
platform
or
stand
used to
lift
or
elevate
something.
●
In Carpentry & Cats:
A
vertical
part of a
step on
a staircase.
●
In Archery:
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.
●
In Cats:
A Manx
cat
with a
showable
short
tail.
●
A
strip
of
webbing
joining
a parachute's
harness
to the
rigging
lines.
●
In Cats:
(Casting (metalworking)) a
reservoir
built
into a
metal
casting
mold
to
prevent
the
formation
of
cavities
in the
casting
as the
metal
shrinks
on cooling.
a
reservoir
built
into a
metal
casting
mold
to
prevent
the
formation
of
cavities
in the
casting
as the
metal
shrinks
on cooling.
Name
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
riser
English
-er
English
-er
Middle English (1100-1500)
-eren
Middle English (1100-1500)
-or
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
-ra
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
rise
English
risen
Middle English (1100-1500)
risan
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Related
Spacer
Roller
Flange
Chamfer
Pipe
Tube
Cylinder
Shaft
Hose
Tank
Casing
Chamber
Lift
Valve
Nozzle
Pulley
Floor
Connector
Rack
Wire
Deck
Splitter
Tubing
Gantry
Piston
Hopper
Roof
Radiator
Pipes
Cantilever
Sump
Stepper
Spindle
Duct
Pump
Inlet
Slab
Blade
Condenser
Bolt
Reactor
Hole
Rod
Girder
Chute
Compressor
Barrel
Cable
Bulkhead
Plate
Wall
Beam
Clevis Pin
Steerer Tube
More
Rhymes
Miser
Riser
Prizer
Geyser
Divisor
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