spacer

== English == === Etymology === From space + -er. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈspeɪsɚ/ Rhymes: -eɪsə(ɹ) === Noun === spacer (plural spacers) An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type. (science fiction) A person who works or lives in space. A bushing. (slang) A forgetful person; one who spaces out. (medicine) A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler. (historical) An instrument for reversing a telegraphic current, especially in a marine cable, to increase the speed of transmission. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === crapes, Casper, pacers, secpar, Pacers, recaps, escarp, scarpe, e-scrap, Cresap, Scaper, CASREP, scaper, parsec, scrape, capers, sparce == Polish == === Etymology === Deverbal from spacerować. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈspa.t͡sɛr/ Rhymes: -at͡sɛr Syllabification: spa‧cer === Noun === spacer m inan (diminutive spacerek) stroll, walk (wandering on foot; idle and leisurely walk) Synonym: przechadzka ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “spacer”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “spacer”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)