- breather
- nounADJECTIVE▪ little, quick, short▪ occasionalVERB + BREATHER▪ have, stop for, take▪ need▪ enjoy▪ give sb▪
The weekend will give me a slight breather to finish this work.
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Breather — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Un breather (habitualmente sin traducción) es una solución a un determinado sistema no lineal (bien a un sistema con muchos grados de libertad, o bien a un sistema continuo), consistente en una onda que concentra su… … Wikipedia Español
Breather — Breath er, n. 1. One who breathes. Hence: (a) One who lives. (b) One who utters. (c) One who animates or inspires. [1913 Webster] 2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] 3. a pause to catch one s breath … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
breather — [brē′thər] n. 1. a) one who breathes in a certain way [a mouth breather] b) Slang one who telephones another person and then breathes audibly instead of talking 2. a small vent, as for the release of moisture from an enclosed space 3. Informal a) … English World dictionary
breather — index lull, pause Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
breather — c.1600, a living creature, one who breathes, agent noun from BREATHE (Cf. breathe). Meaning spell of exercise to stimulate breathing is from 1836; that of a rest to recover breath is from 1901 … Etymology dictionary
breather — ► NOUN informal ▪ a brief pause for rest … English terms dictionary
Breather — A breather is a nonlinear wave in which energy concentrates in a localized and oscillatory fashion. This contradicts with the expectations derived from the corresponding linear system for infinitesimal amplitudes, which tends towards an even… … Wikipedia
breather — A vent in the crankcase for relieving internal pressure or admitting air. Also see crankcase breather oil breather pipe oil breather … Dictionary of automotive terms
breather — n. rest to have (BE), take a breather * * * [ briːðə] take a breather [ rest ] to have (BE) … Combinatory dictionary
breather — breath|er [ˈbri:ðə US ər] n have/take a breather informal to stop what you are doing for a short time in order to rest, especially when you are exercising →↑heavy breather … Dictionary of contemporary English
