spacer

Meaning

1. A person who works or lives in space.
2. An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type.
3. A bushing.
4. (slang) A forgetful person; one who spaces out.
5. A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler.
6. (historical) An instrument for reversing a telegraphic current, especially in a marine cable, to increase the speed of transmission.

Synonyms

distance piece

collar

keeper

locations

spacecraft

spaceman

spacer DNA

spaceship

cross-piece

space-bar

munition spacer

spacing sleeve

barrier

spacing piece

Translations

Abstandhalter

entretoise

espaceur

distanziatore

Abstandsstück

Distanzstück

ausfüller

διαχωριστικό

αραιώνων

ADN

croisillon

rondelle

espaceur de sous-munitions

écarteur

tussenlaag

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈspeɪsɚ/

Etymology

From space + -er.