spacer
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈspeɪsə(ɹ)/
Noun

spacer (plural spacers)

  1. (sometimes, scifi) A person who works or lives in space.
  2. An object inserted to hold a space open in a row of items, e.g. beads or printed type.
  3. A bushing.
  4. (slang) A forgetful person; one who spaces out.
  5. (medicine) A type of add-on device used by an asthmatic person to increase the effectiveness of a metered-dose inhaler.
  6. (historical) An instrument for reversing a telegraphic current, especially in a marine cable, to increase the speed of transmission.
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