barrier
English
/ˈbæɹi.ə(ɹ)/, /ˈbæɹi.əɹ/, /ˈbɛɹi.əɹ/
noun
Definitions
- A structure that bars passage.
- An obstacle or impediment.
- A boundary or limit.
- (grammar) A node (in ) said to intervene between other nodes A and B if it is a potential governor for B, c-commands B, and does not c-command A.
- (physiology) A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
- (historical) The lists in a tournament.
- (historical) A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English barryer derived from Old French barriere, barre (bar, barrier, beam, gate, bolt).
Origin
Old French
barre
Gloss
bar, barrier, beam, gate, bolt
Concept
Semantic Field
The house
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
門
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allobarrier English
- bar English
- barrierless English
- barrierlessly English
- barrierlessness English
- barrierlike English
- cyberbarrier English
- immunobarrier English
- multibarrier English
- nanobarrier English
- subbarrier English
- underbarrier English
- *barra Latin
- Barren German
- Barriere German
- barrière French
- barriere Norwegian Bokmål
- barriär Swedish
- bariera Polish
- barriere Norwegian Nynorsk
- barre Middle English
- barryer Middle English
- barre Old French
- barriere Old French
- barijera Serbo-Croatian
- barre Middle French