spacer
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- noun
- /ˈspeɪsər/
:
espaciador
- The sensors consist of two electrodes separated by a compressible spacer layer.
- spacer between the membrane
- spacer includes a pipe
- spacer layer
So it's a quick way to get multiple spacers out of a single piece of scrap.
- So it's a quick way to get multiple spacers out of a single piece of scrap.
- The way to fix it is toe spacers.
Examples
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The area was repaired with a free temporalis fascia graft, Avitene, Gelfoam, and a middle meatal spacer.
Academic text (2008) -
Platform spacers may be made from PVC structural shapes or just plain wood dowels.
Academic text (2007) -
So now I can just use the spacer to butt that straight in.
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A small spacer with a bearing screwed on.
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We'll get this in place, then add the next spacer, line this piece up, clamp that on and just move our way down.
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We could take these screws out, put about an inch spacer in there and then screw them back in.
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The front wheel was mounted first and adjusted with spacers until it was vertical.
Academic text (1993) -
Then a final layer of plastic is placed over the spacers; the plastic layers should be at least 2 inches apart.
Academic text (1998) -
The footer strip can be glued in place with a couple spacers to make it flush with the rest of the fronts.
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The tiles have little spacers on the edges, so it is easy to line them up evenly.
Synonyms
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3.4
A thing that keeps two areas apart, like a curtain or a mark in text
How Thick
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spacer comes from the common word space meaning 'an empty area' and the ending -er meaning 'a thing that makes or does'. So a spacer is literally a thing that makes or keeps space between parts.