breather
English
/bɹiː.ðə(ɹ)/
noun
Definitions
- Something or someone that breathes.
- A short break; a rest or respite.
- (physics) A spatially localized, time-periodic excitation in a one-dimensional lattice.
- (colloquial) That which puts one out of breath, such as violent exercise.
- (mechanics) An air inlet path to the crankcase
Etymology
Suffix from English breathe.
Origin
English
breathe
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- air English
- airbreather English
- breathable English
- breathe English
- breathed English
- breathest English
- breatheth English
- embreathe English
- fire English
- firebreather English
- imbreathe English
- inbreathe English
- interbreather English
- misbreathe English
- multibreather English
- outbreathe English
- overbreathe English
- phonobreather English
- rebreathe English
- underbreathe English
- upbreathe English
- brethen Middle English