barrier

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see also: Barrier

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈbæɹi.ə(ɹ)/
• (America, non-Mary-marry-merry) IPA: /ˈbæɹi.əɹ/
• (America, Mary-marry-merry) IPA: /ˈbɛɹi.əɹ/

Noun

barrier (plural barriers)

1. A structure that bars passage.
2. An obstacle or impediment.
3. A boundary or limit.
4. (grammar) A node (in government and binding theory) 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.
5. (physiology) A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
6. (historical) The lists in a tournament.
7. (historical, in the plural) A martial exercise of the 15th and 16th centuries.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hindrance

Translations

• French: barrière
• German: Sperre, Schranke, (on level crossings) Schlagbaum, Barriere
• Italian: barriera
• Portuguese: barreira
• Russian: барье́р
• Spanish: barrera

Translations

• French: barrière
• German: Barriere, Hindernis, Hürde
• Italian: barriera
• Portuguese: obstáculo
• Russian: барье́р
• Spanish: barrera

Translations

• French: limite, frontière
• German: Grenze
• Italian: limite
• Portuguese: limite
• Russian: преде́л
• Spanish: límite

Verb

barrier (barriers, present participle barriering; past and past participle barriered)

1. (transitive) To block or obstruct with a barrier.

   Synonyms: bar

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Barrier

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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